BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester Susara Maria Scheepers
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011223
Age died:7 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea & convulsions
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:68778
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:3 months
Date arrival:13/09/1901
Age departure:7 months
Date departure:23/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 51NC C
Farm History
Name:Sterkfontein
District:Krugersdorp
Relationships
Miss Hester Susara Maria Scheepers
      is the daughter of Mrs Johanna Elizabeth Scheepers
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.356
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 250
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:31/1/1902, p.109


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.