BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Magdalena Elizb Coester
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:housewife
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:70327
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:22/05/1901
Date departure:19/06/1902
Destination:Nelspruit
Tent number:T 167
Farm History
Name:Klipspruit
District:Lydenburg
Status of Husband
Type:deceased
Notes:Hendrik Coester
Relationships
Mrs Maria Magdalena Elizb Coester
      is the mother-in-law of Mrs Gertrude Coester
      is the Grandmother of Miss Maria Coester
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.081


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.