BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Petronella Catharina van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:166453
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:date not given
Date departure:16/09/1902
Destination:Zandfontein
Farm History
Name:Sandfontein / Zandfontein
District:Wakkerstroom
Name:Zandfontein
District:M W Stroom
Relationships
Mrs Petronella Catharina van der Merwe
      is the wife of Mr Jacobus Johannes van der Merwe
Sources
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.