BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Susanna van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:115247
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:10/06/1901
Date departure:08/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:08/02/1902
Date departure:21/07/1902
Reason departure:left camp for farm
Destination:Weltevrede, Dist Harrismith
Tent number:208/730
Farm History
Name:Niekerk Spruit / Niekerkspruit
District:Harrismith
Name:Weltevrede / Weltevreden
District:Harrismith
Relationships
Miss Susanna van der Merwe
      is the daughter of Mrs Deborah van der Merwe
      is the adopted daughter of Mrs Margaret van Rooyen (Rachel Margaret)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.20
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.108


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.