BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs A van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer's wife
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:40484
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:19/04/1901
Date departure:16/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Springfontein RC
Name:Springfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein
Town:Edenburg
District:Fauresmith
Notes:6000 morgen
Status of
Notes:Husband on commando
Relationships
Mrs A van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Sarah van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Hendrik van der Merwe
      is the unknown of Mrs Cornelia van der Merwe
      is the unknown of ms Rachel van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Schaerl Willem van der Merwe
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.3


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.