Personal Details Name: Mr Jacobus Johannes van der Merwe Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: unknown Nationality: British subject Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 163585 Camp History Name: Volksrust RC Age arrival: 27 Date arrival: 21/08/1902 Date departure: 16/09/1902 Destination: Zandfontein Notes: To remain Farm History Name: van der Merwe family Town: Bremersdorp District: Swaziland Name: Sandfontein / Zandfontein District: Wakkerstroom Name: Zandfontein District: M W Stroom Relationships Mr Jacobus Johannes van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Petronella Catharina van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 105 Type: Volksrust Camp Register Notes: p. M-086 Title: DBC 107 Volksrust camp register Notes: p. M 374-5 Title: DBC 108 Volksrust RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 29

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.