BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Isabella Maria I Coester
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:housewife
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:70330
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:22/05/1901
Date departure:22/07/1902
Destination:Machadodorp
Tent number:T 168
Farm History
Name:Coester family
Town:Lydenburg
Notes:nil
Status of Husband
Type:On Commando
Notes:Hendrik Coester 33 *
Relationships
Mrs Isabella Maria I Coester
      is the Mother of Master Hendrik Coester
      is the Mother of Miss Isabella Coester
      is the Mother of Master Salmon Cornelis Johannes Coester (Coetser; Solomon)
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.