BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Christian Jacob van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:145538
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:82
Date arrival:16/09/1902
Date departure:19/07/1902
Reason departure:1 MR & tent
Tent number:682
Farm History
Name:Vlakfontein
District:Rustenburg
Notes:no landed property
Relationships
Mr Christian Jacob van der Merwe
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Susana van der Merwe
      is the father of Mr Johannes Lodewickus van der Merwe
      is the father of Master Christian J van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 78 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 78
Dates:Apr 1901-
Notes:p.M 071


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.