BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Marie Bezuidenhout
Other Names:Esther
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:91490
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:17/01/1901
Date departure:27/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie R C
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:27/08/1901
Age departure:49
Date departure:15/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Kabusie RC
Notes:returned to Bethulie rC on 15 sep 1902
Name:Kabusie RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:16/05/1902
Date departure:13/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie RC
Name:Bethulie RC
Date arrival:15/09/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Farm History
Name:Schoemansfontein
District:Bethulie
Name:Schoonhoutfontein
District:Bethulie
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Greenpoint
Relationships
Mrs Hester Marie Bezuidenhout (Esther)
      is the mother of Miss Margaret Bekker
      is the mother of Master Wynand Bekker
      is the mother of Master Jan Bekker
      is the mother of Master Adam Bekker
      is the mother of Master Andy Bezuidenhout
      is the mother of Master Gert Bezuidenhout
      is the wife of Mr Petrus Stephanus Bezuidenhout (Petrus Stefanus)
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.18
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:pg.102
Title:SRC 82 Kabusie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 82
Notes:p.020


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.