BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Helina Susanna Johanna van der Merwe
Other Names:Helena Susanna Johanna
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:140926
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:59
Date arrival:30/08/1901
Age departure:59
Date departure:30/06/1902
Reason departure:1 MR & tent
Destination:Vereeniging
Tent number:651
Farm History
Name:Elandsfontein
District:Pretoria
Name:Vlaakfontein / Vlakfontein (HA Vlakfontein)
District:Heidelberg
Notes:part owner
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Relationships
Mrs Helina Susanna Johanna van der Merwe (Helena Susanna Johanna)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Mag van der Merwe (Anna Mag Sofia)
      is the mother of Miss Rachael Eliz van der Merwe (Rachael)
      is the unknown of Miss Christiana Johanna Mulder
      is the wife of Mr Jacob Francois van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Willem L . . . Pretorius van der Merwe (first names partly illegible)
      is the mother of Master Mathys Pretorius van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.067a
Title:DBC 78 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 78
Dates:Apr 1901-
Notes:p.M 070


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.