BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Mag Fransinna van der Merwe
Other Names:Maria Magd Fransinna
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:141108
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:26/02/1902
Age departure:51
Date departure:21/06/1902
Reason departure:left, 2 month rations
Destination:town
Tent number:391
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Krugersdorp
Notes:no landed property [DBC 78: brick fields]
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Samuel Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Maria Mag Fransinna van der Merwe (Maria Magd Fransinna)
      is the mother of Master Gerhardus Joh van der Merwe (Gert)
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth van der Merwe
      is the mother of Mr David Schalk van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.069b
Title:DBC 78 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 78
Dates:Apr 1901-
Notes:p.M 066


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.