BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Cornelia du Preez
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Barberton RC
Age died:49 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:cardiac syncope
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:housewife
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:70662
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:25/06/1901
Age departure:49
Date departure:30/08/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 250 J6
Notes:*
Farm History
Name:Lang Draai / Langdraai
District:Lydenburg
Notes:nil
Status of Sons
Type:On Commando
Notes:4 sons husband, Barend Petrus, & 1 son away with cattle
Relationships
Mrs Hester Cornelia du Preez
      is the mother of Miss Hester Cornelia du Preez
      is the mother of Miss Martha Maria du Preez
      is the mother of Miss Anna Maria du Preez
      is the mother of Master Isaac Jacob du Preez
      is the mother of Master Joseph Albertus du Preez
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.309
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.101
Title:TKP 104 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 104
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:26/9/1902, p.1388


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.