BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Isabella Aletta Meyer
Other Names:Meijer
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:87313
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:30/10/1901
Date departure:16/03/1902
Destination:Jacob station, Natal
Tent number:I 1795/ Block C
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:59
Date arrival:20/03/1902
Date departure:28/10/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Machadadorp
Tent number:633
Farm History
Name:Meyer family
Town:Carolina
Relationships
Mrs Hester Isabella Aletta Meyer (Meijer)
      is the mother of Miss Marthina Meyer (Meijer, Aletta Petronella Martina)
      is the mother of Miss Isabella E Meyer (Meijer, Isabella Elizabeth)
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 264
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 82


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.