Personal Details Name: Mrs Deborah van der Merwe Born in camp? No Date death: 08/01/1902 Place of death: Harrismith RC Age died: 64 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: broncho-pneumonia Gender: female Race: white Marital status: widowed Nationality: Free State Occupation: bywoner Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 115246 Camp History Name: Harrismith RC Age arrival: 64 Date arrival: 10/06/1901 Date departure: 08/01/1902 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Niekerk Spruit / Niekerkspruit District: Harrismith Name: van der Merwe family Town: Pietermaritzburg Name: Niekerk Spruit / Niekerkspruit District: Harrismith Relationships Mrs Deborah van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Susanna van der Merwe Sources 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 80 Harrismith CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 80 Notes: p.20

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