British Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902


Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester Susannah Maria Marais
Other Names:Hester S M
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:1 years 6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & diarrhoea
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Notes:There is an anomaly here; she is in the Bloemfontein CR although she is supposed to have died in Brandfort RC.
Unique ID:98618
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:1
Age arrival:18 months
Date arrival:15/09/1901
Date arrival:15/9/1901
Date departure:27/10/1901
Reason departure:death

Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:21/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Winburg RC; probably Brandfort RC
Farm History
Name:Aletta / Alettha / Alletta
District:Ficksburg
Relationships
Miss Hester Susannah Maria Marais (Hester S M)
      is the daughter of Mrs Hester Susannah Maria Marais (Hester S M)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.179
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:1/11/1901, p.616
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.433 (193)
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.132