BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Cornelia Johanna van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:163541
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:18/07/1902
Farm History
Name:Palmietfontein
District:M W Stroom / Wakkerstroom
Sources
Title:A 2030 Ploeger Archive
Type:Ploeger Archive
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:67
Dates:1900-1902
Notes:p. M-085


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.