BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester van Heerden
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:72912
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:70
Date arrival:16/08/1901
Date departure:04/08/1902
Destination:Edenburg
Farm History
Name:Spreeuwfontein / Spreeuwsfontein
District:Fauresmith
Relationships
Mrs Hester van Heerden
      is the unknown of Mrs Jacobus Johannes van der Merwe
Sources
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.049a


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.