BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Helena van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:140762
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:08/07/1901
Age departure:37
Date departure:30/09/1902
Reason departure:left, 1 MR, no tent
Tent number:701
Farm History
Name:Welverdiend Station
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:no landed property
Relationships
Mrs Helena van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Anna Coetzee van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Jacobus van der Merwe (Jacobus Johannes)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Barend van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Anna van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master David van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Jan van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Johannes van der Merwe (Hans)
      is the mother of Master Stefanus van der Merwe (Stefanus Sebastiaan Lombaard)
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.065a
Title:DBC 78 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 78
Dates:Apr 1901-
Notes:p.M 067


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.