BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Ms Hester Maria van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Nationality:Free State
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:Seems to have left with Mrs Anna Cat Rabie
Unique ID:109014
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:19
Date arrival:05/11/1901
Date departure:16/08/1902
Reason departure:1 M R
Destination:Groenkloof
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Fauresmith
Sources
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.169


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.