BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Ella Christina Phillipina van der Merwe
Maiden name:Botha
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:128385
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival: Jun 1901
Date departure:07/08/1901
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 1044, RT 402
Farm History
Name:Sandfontein / Zandfontein
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Mrs Ella Christina Phillipina van der Merwe
      is the daughter of Mrs Ella Catherina Botha
      is the wife of Mr David Jacobus van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. M 06, p. B 01a


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.