BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jan van der Merwe
Other Names:Jan Louis Christiaan
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:140935
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:9
Date arrival:31/08/1901
Date departure:28/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Natal
Tent number:597
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:9
Date arrival:03/03/1902
Date departure:09/12/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Krugersdorp
Tent number:432
Farm History
Name:Roodekrans / Roodekrantz
District:Rustenburg
Name:Boschfontein / Bosfontein
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Master Jan van der Merwe (Jan Louis Christiaan)
      is the son of Mrs Jenitta Hendrina van der Merwe (Janetta Hendrina)
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.067a
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 57


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.