BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Catherina Swanepoel
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:general servant; farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:77564
Camp History
Name:Vryburg RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:20/03/1902
Tent number:555
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:14/07/1901
Date departure:18/03/1902
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Vryburg RC
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Tent number:3044
Farm History
Name:Vlakkraal
District:Wolmaranstad
Name:Swanepoel family
Town:Christiana
Status of Husband
Type:dead
Relationships
Mrs Hester Catherina Swanepoel
      is the mother of Miss Maria Charlotte Swanepoel
      is the Unknown of Mrs Maria J van der Merwe
      is the Unknown of Isas van der Merwe
Sources
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.260a
Title:DBC 160 Vryburg RC
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 069


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.