BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Elizabeth de Wit
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:88806
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:51
Date arrival:24/09/1901
Date departure:29/09/1902
Destination:Left for farm
Tent number:I 1722
Farm History
Name:de Wit family
Town:Middelburg
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:Machiel Frederik. Age 61 - Farmer
Relationships
Mrs Hester Elizabeth de Wit
      is the mother of Master Johannes Albertus de Wit
      is the mother of Master Machiel Frederik de Wit (de Wet, Magiel Fredrik)
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 499


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.