BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester van Rooyen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:99671
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:23/04/1901
Date departure:01/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:Kleintjeskraal
District:Ladybrand
Notes:1600 morgen
Status of Husband
Type:No oath of neutrality
Notes:Petrus; aged; never took up arms. Surrendered before 15 Sep 1901 Husband aged and is presumed to be with friends on another farm
Relationships
Mrs Hester van Rooyen
      is the mother of Ms Hester van Rooyen
      is the mother of Ms Mary van Rooyen
      is the mother of Ms Lizzie van Rooyen
      is the mother of Miss Frances van Rooyen
Sources
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p4 and p.49 and p.52


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.