BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Wilhelmus Petronela van der Merwe
Other Names:Wilhelmina Petronella
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:113149
Camp History
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:11
Date arrival:19/07/1901
Reason departure:transferred camp
Destination:Durban RC
Tent number:309
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:9
Date arrival:06/03/1902
Date departure:12/11/1902
Reason departure:left for
Tent number:524
Farm History
Name:Spitskop / Spitzkop
District:Lydenburg
Name:Zwagershoek / Zwaagershoek / Zwazershoek
District:Lydenburg
Relationships
Master Wilhelmus Petronela van der Merwe (Wilhelmina Petronella)
      is the son of Mrs Engela Maria van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.051
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 68


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.