BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Magdalena Hendrika van der Merwe
Other Names:Maria Magd Hendrika
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:147497
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:54
Date arrival:20/05/1901
Date arrival:17/05/1901
Age departure:56
Date departure:15/08/1902
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 483, Tent J/3; RT 283, G 16 & J 9
Farm History
Name:Majuba
District:Ermelo
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Gert
Relationships
Mrs Maria Magdalena Hendrika van der Merwe (Maria Magd Hendrika)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Elizabetha van der Merwe (Anna Elizabeth)
      is the mother-in-law of Mrs Maghrita Hendrina Dorothea van der Merwe
      is the grandmother of Master Gert Jacobus Hendrik J van der Merwe
      is the grandmother of baby van der Merwe (unchristened)
      is the wife of Mr Gert van der Merwe
      is the mother of Mr Mathys Johannes van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Hendk Joh Jan Mathijs van der Merwe
      is the mother of Mr Theunis Jacobus van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 066
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 236


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.