BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Johannes van der Merwe
Other Names:Jan Jonathan Stephanus
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:116191
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:26/09/1901
Date departure:01/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Wentworth RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:03/04/1902
Date departure:17/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Winburg
Tent number:308/1041
Farm History
Name:Kalkoenkrans / Kalkoenkranz
Town:
District:Ficksburg
Relationships
Master Johannes van der Merwe (Jan Jonathan Stephanus)
      is the son of Mrs Susana van der Merwe (Susanna Elizabeth)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.62
Title:DBC 154 Wentworth CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 154
Notes:p.006


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.