BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Wouter Kerstein
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:65564
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:26/11/1900
Date departure:07/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Vergenoeg, Zeerust
Stock into camp:1 wagon
Tent number:T C
Farm History
Name:Vergenoeg
District:Jacobsdal
Notes:1/8 portion; 1/3 of [illegible]
Name:Jacobsdaal / Jacobsdal
District:Zeerust
Notes:1 erf
Status of
Type:ab abc
Relationships
Mr Wouter Kerstein
      is the husband of Mrs Christina Johanna Kerstein
      is the father of Master Wouter Kerstein
      is the father of Miss Hester Johanna Kerstein
      is the father of Master Jacobus Johannes Kerstein
      is the father of Master Petrus Paulus Kerstein
      is the adoptive father of Mr Joseph Johannes Mathysen
      is the adoptive father of Miss Susanna Magdal Mathysen
      is the adoptive father of Miss Johanna Aletta Mathysen
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:118


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.