Personal Details Name: Miss baby van der Merwe Other Names: infant female child, Petronella Born in camp? No Place of death: Bethulie RC Age died: 3 months Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: measles Gender: female Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 89848 Camp History Name: Bethulie RC Date arrival: 29/08/1901 Date departure: 24/09/1901 Reason departure: Death Farm History Name: Oskop District: Edenburg Name: Rietfontein Town: Edenburg District: Fauresmith Relationships Miss baby van der Merwe (infant female child, Petronella)       is the daughter of Mr Henning Jacobus van der Merwe Sources Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.184 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 4/10/1901, p.542 Title: SRC 74 Bethulie CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 74 Notes: 32

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