BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Venter
Maiden name:Meyburg
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:31 years 3 months
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:83772
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:19/05/1901
Date departure:11/09/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:II 514
Farm History
Name:Venter family
District:Orange River Colony
Name:Venter family
Town:Lydenburg
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:Erasmus Albertus
Relationships
Mrs Hester Venter
      is the mother of Master Johannes Christian Venter
      is the mother of Master Jan Hendrik Venter
      is the mother of Miss Anna Aletta Venter
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.437
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:2/10/1901, p.1460
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 201
Title:DBC 85 Middelburg DL
Type:Burial lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 85
Notes:6_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.