BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Aletta Hendrika van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:141074
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:26/11/1901
Date departure:25/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Natal
Tent number:1026
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:03/03/1902
Date departure:28/10/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Krugersdorp
Tent number:400
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Rustenburg
Notes:5 erven
Status of Husband
Type:deported; pow
Notes:Dirk Jacobus Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Aletta Hendrika van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Hermina van der Merwe (Bouwer, Hermina Susanna)
      is the mother of Master Johannes van der Merwe (Johannes Joachimus)
      is the mother of Master Dirk J van der Merwe (Dirk Jacobus)
      is the mother of Master Andries van der Merwe (Andries Jacobus)
      is the mother of Master David van der Merwe (David Skalk)
      is the mother of Miss Christina van der Merwe (Cristina Hester)
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth van der Merwe (Elizabeth Johanna)
      is the mother of Sinatrik van der Merwe (first names partly illegible; Smartrijk Aletta)
      is the employer of Miss native girl van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.069a
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 52


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.