BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Jacobus van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:74 years 5 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:cerebral haemorrhage
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:112310
Camp History
Name:Belfast RC
Date arrival:06/06/1901
Age departure:74
Date departure:03/07/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:78
Farm History
Name:Bloemfontein
District:Carolina
Relationships
Mr Willem Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the husband of Mrs Cecilia Gertruida van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.238
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:24/7/1901, p.1211
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.013


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.