BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Hendrina Johanna van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:160038
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:25/11/1902
Date arrival:Bloemfontein camp
Date departure:24/12/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 588
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Bloemhof
Notes:1 erf
Relationships
Mrs Maria Hendrina Johanna van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Claudina Maria van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. M-057


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.