BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Sophia van der Westhuizen
Other Names:Westhuizen, Mrs Johannes Mathys; Johannes Mathias
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:62675
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:02/08/1901
Date departure:16/10/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Howick RC
Tent number:43
Notes:RT 43
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Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:19/10/1901
Date departure:05/07/1902
Destination:Pretoria
Tent number:685
Farm History
Name:Schoongezicht / Scoongezicht / Schoonuitzicht
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property; pt of farm & house [DBC 112]
Status of Husband
Type:dead; on commando [DBC 112]
Notes:self: came from Middelburg, 2/8/1901
Relationships
Mrs Hester Sophia van der Westhuizen (Westhuizen, Mrs Johannes Mathys; Johannes Mathias)
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Hester Katrina Prinsloo (Hester Catrina)
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:W 01
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0043
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.161


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.