Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria S van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: mason Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 49451 Camp History Name: Norvals Pont RC Name: Bloemfontein RC Age arrival: 45 Date arrival: 14/12/1900 Date departure: 20/05/1901 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Norvals Pont RC Farm History Name: van der Merwe family Town: Philippolis Notes: no property Status of Husband Type: on commando; oath of neutrality Notes: Mar 1900, Philippolis Relationships Mrs Maria S van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Johannes D J van der Merwe       is the unknown of Mrs Maria J Olivage       is the unknown of Miss Anna C Jacobs Sources Title: SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 70 Notes: 32

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.