BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Salmon Cornelis Johannes Coester
Other Names:Coetser; Solomon
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Barberton RC
Age died:1 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:70333
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:22/05/1901
Tent number:T 168
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein
District:Lydenburg
Name:Coester family
Town:Lydenburg
Relationships
Master Salmon Cornelis Johannes Coester (Coetser; Solomon)
      is the son of Mrs Isabella Maria I Coester
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.82
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.081
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:2/10/1901, p.1462


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.