Personal Details Name: Mrs Dirk Jacobs Other Names: Dinah John Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 72709 Camp History Name: Orange River RC Age arrival: 41 Date arrival: 15/08/1901 Date departure: 29/09/1902 Reason departure: gone to farm Destination: farm Stock into camp: no Stock out of camp: no Farm History Name: Panfontein District: Boshof Status of Husband Type: pow Relationships Mrs Dirk Jacobs (Dinah John)       is the mother of Miss Anna Jacobs       is the mother of Miss Aletta Jacobs       is the mother of Miss Helena Catharina Jacobs       is the mother of Master Gabriel Jacobs       is the mother of Miss Johanna Jacobs       is the mother of Miss Maria Jacobs       is the mother of Miss Petronella Jacobs       is the mother of Mr Peter Jacobs       is the unknown of Mr Carl O van der Merwe       is the unknown of Master Dirk Johannes van der Merwe Sources Title: SRC 86 Orange River CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 86 Notes: p.042a

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.