Personal Details Name: Mr Joseph Sybrand Bester Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: labourer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 73763 Camp History Name: Kimberley RC Age arrival: 55 Date arrival: 21/01/1901 Stock into camp: no Stock out of camp: no Tent number: 1,1804,1800 Farm History Name: Bester family Town: Boshof Status Type: oath of neutrality Notes: Boshof Relationships Mr Joseph Sybrand Bester       is the father of Mr Adriaan Hendrik Bester       is the husband of Mrs Aletta Johanna Bester       is the father of Mr Hendrik Sybrand Bester       is the father of Master Johannes Joseph Bester       is the father of Miss Martha Maria Bester       is the father of Ms Charlotte Geldenhuys Sources Title: SRC 03 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 03 Dates: Mar 1901 RC497-779 Notes: RC639, 13/3/1901, List of ORC refugees in Kimberley camp Title: SRC 83 Kimberley CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 83 Notes: p.003a

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.