BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester Johanna Corolina van Tonder
Other Names:Esther Johanna
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011007
Age died:16 years 8 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & bronchitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:68976
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Age departure:16
Date departure:07/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 129M C
Farm History
Name:Schoongesicht / Schoongezicht
District:Rustenburg
Illness
Reason:measles & bronchitis
Description:last attended: 5/10/1901 duration of illness: 22 days
Out patient:Yes
Relationships
Miss Hester Johanna Corolina van Tonder (Esther Johanna)
      is the daughter of Mrs Louisa Johanna van Tonder
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.423
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.423
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 261
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1688
Title:DBC 159 Mafeking DL
Type:Death certificates
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 159
Dates:12/10/1901-
Notes:310


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.