BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Glodina van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:56 years 6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:mitral incompetence
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Cape Colony
Unique ID:78508
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:05/02/1902
Date departure:31/07/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:4906
Farm History
Name:Vervanhier
Town:Barkly West
District:Cape Colony
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Fraserburg
District:Cape Colony
Name:Ver van Hier
District:Barkly West
Relationships
Mrs Johanna Glodina van der Merwe
      is the wife of Mr Jacobus Cornelius van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 31 Cape & Natal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 31
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.9
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:1/8/1902, p.713
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.315a


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.