Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Aletta van der Merwe Other Names: van der Linde Born in camp? No Place of death: Brandfort RC Age died: 31 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: pneumonia Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: bywoner Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 99348 Camp History Name: Brandfort RC Age arrival: 31 Date arrival: 21/10/1901 Date departure: 10/01/1902 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Bloemhof District: Ficksburg Notes: 5000m Status of Husband Type: pow Notes: Ceylon Relationships Mrs Maria Aletta van der Merwe (van der Linde)       is the mother of Miss Francina Jacobmina Florentina van der Merwe (Francina Jacobmina; Jacomina Francina F)       is the mother of Master Izak Bartholomew van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Magdalena Gertruida van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Willem Johannes Stephanus van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Johannes Hermanus van der Merwe Sources Title: RS 29 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 29 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.168 Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.186 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 17/1/1902, p.43 Title: SRC 76 Brandfort CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 76 Notes: p.523 (238)

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