Personal Details Name: Mrs Anna Dorothea Bester Other Names: Anna Cathrina 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: 63894 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 37 Date arrival: 13/09/1901 Date departure: 24/06/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Rietvlei, Rustenburg Tent number: T 57NC C Farm History Name: Rietvlei District: Rustenburg Notes: owner of portion Status of Husband Type: On Commando Relationships Mrs Anna Dorothea Bester (Anna Cathrina)       is the mother of Miss Hester Maria Bester       is the mother of Miss Cathrina Magdal Bester       is the mother of Miss Susahra Johanna Bester (Susara Johanna) Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 27

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.