BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Alida Sophia Grobbelaar
Other Names:Hester Aletta Sophia
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:35 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:not given
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:94334
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:27/07/1901
Date departure:16/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Vaalbank
District:Bethulie
Name:Kroonpost
District:Bethulie
Notes:owner Kroonpoort
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Simonstown
Relationships
Mrs Hester Alida Sophia Grobbelaar (Hester Aletta Sophia)
      is the mother of Miss Margarita Johanna Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Master Kasper Jan Hendrik Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Miss Hester Aletta Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Master Petrus Johannes Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Elizabeth Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Master Harm Grobbelaar
      is the wife of Master Pieter Grobbelaar
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.105
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:22/11/1901, p.670
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.222


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.