Personal Details Name: Mrs Hester Helena Louisa van der Merwe Date of birth: Born in camp? No Date death: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 150550 Camp History Name: Standerton RC Age arrival: 52 Date arrival: 23/02/1902 Date departure: 15/08/1902 Destination: farm Tent number: RT 344, 17, K 3 Farm History Name: Rusfontein / Rustfontein District: Bethal Status of Husband Type: prisoner-of-war Notes: India Relationships Mrs Hester Helena Louisa van der Merwe       is the mother of Mr Lourens Jacobus van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Barbara Jacomina Eliz van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Dorothea Petr Katrina van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Marthinus Nicholas Joh van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Joseph Gerhardus Joh van der Merwe (Joseph )       is the mother of Mr Jacobus Johannes van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 95 Standerton CR Notes: p.M 237

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.