British Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902


Personal Details
Name:Miss Martha Maria Bester
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:14 years 9 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:typhoid fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:73768
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:15
Date arrival:21/01/1901
Date departure:27/05/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1,1804,1800
Farm History
Name:Bester family

Name:Bester family
District:Griqualand West
Relationships
Miss Martha Maria Bester
      is the daughter of Mr Joseph Sybrand Bester
Sources
Title:SRC 03
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:03
Dates:Mar 1901 RC497-779
Notes:RC639, 13/3/1901, List of ORC refugees in Kimberley camp
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.20
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:7/6/1901, p.232
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.003a