BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Mencina Schoeman
Other Names:Mrs Gerhardus Cornelius
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:61924
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Date departure:16/10/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Howick RC
Tent number:56
Notes:RT 56
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Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:19/10/1902
Date departure:14/08/1902
Destination:Belfast
Tent number:719
Farm History
Name:Sterkspruit
District:Lydenburg
Notes:quarter share of farm; & house [DBC 112]
Name:Raadespruit / Ratelspruit
District:Lydenburg
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:self: came from Wonderfontein, 3/8/1901, taken on commando
Relationships
Mrs Hester Mencina Schoeman (Mrs Gerhardus Cornelius)
      is the mother of Miss Jacoba Paulina Schoeman
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Gertruida Schoeman (Aletta Gertritude)
      is the mother of Miss Hendrina Jacoba Schoeman
      is the mother of Master Stephanus Jacobus Schoeman (Stephanus Johannes)
      is the mother of Master Hermanus Cornelius Schoeman (possibly Gerhardus Cornelius; Gertardus Cornelius)
      is the mother of Master Petrus Albertus Schoeman
      is the mother of Miss Susarah Johanna Schoeman (Susara Johanna)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Elizabetha Schoeman (Elizabeth Maria)
      is the wife of Mr Gertardus Cornelius Schoeman
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:S 03
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0056
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p.069


Acknowledgments: The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is not responsible for the contents of the database. The help of the following research assistants is gratefully acknowledged: Ryna Boshoff, Murray Gorman, Janie Grobler, Marelize Grobler, Luke Humby, Clare O’Reilly Jacomina Roose, Elsa Strydom, Mary van Blerk. Thanks also go to Peter Dennis for the design of the original database and to Dr Iain Smith, co-grantholder.