BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Sofia Bekker
Other Names:Mrs Hendrik Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:80990
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Date departure:transferred to 140 E
Tent number:84
Notes:RT 84
Transferred to 1409 E. New Ledger July 16 1902. Transferred to 1217 W.
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:14/05/1901
Date departure:03/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:I 857
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:dead
Relationships
Mrs Hester Sofia Bekker (Mrs Hendrik Jacobus)
      is the mother of Master Petrus Johannes Bekker
      is the mother of Master Frans Stefanus Bekker (Frans Stephanus)
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Jacobus Bekker
      is the unknown of Mr Willem Hendrik Engelbrecht (Willem Andries)
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:8
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 78
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0084


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.