BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:147565
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:27/05/1901
Age departure:18
Date departure:
Reason departure:married to F C Umbrosius, entered on page 426
Tent number:RT 257, Wgn 78; RT 99, SW
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein / Klapfontein
District:Bethal
Relationships
Miss Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe
      is the daughter of Mr Nicholaas Johannes van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 069
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 234


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.