BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Agnes de Clercq
Other Names:Mrs Jacob
Maiden name:Steenkamp
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:86116
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:41
Date arrival:03/07/1901
Date departure:25/10/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:I 1359
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:23/10/1901
Tent number:530
Farm History
Name:Vaalbank
District:Ermelo
Name:Vaalbank
District:Bethal
Name:Doornrantjes
District:Bethal
Status of Husband and 1 son
Type:On commando
Notes:Husband: Age: 43 - Farmer (with cattle)
Relationships
Mrs Hester Agnes de Clercq (Mrs Jacob)
      is the mother of Master Jacob de Clercq
      is the mother of Miss Hester Agnes de Clercq
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 41
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.082
Title:Informants
Notes:

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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.