Personal Details Name: Mrs Hester Sophia Bekker Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 63687 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 41 Date arrival: 17/07/1901 Tent number: T 55AF C Farm History Name: Paardeplaats District: Zeerust Notes: no property Relationships Mrs Hester Sophia Bekker       is the mother of Miss Susanna Aletta Bekker       is the mother of Miss Maria Salome Bekker       is the mother of Master Philippus Andries Bekker       is the mother of Miss Hester Sophia Bekker       is the mother of Miss Classina Gertina Bekker       is the mother of Master Stefanus Gerhardus Bekker       is the mother of Miss Anna Margritha Bekker       is the mother of Miss Cathrina Susanna Bekker Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 21

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.