BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Anna Maria Jacobmina van der Merwe
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:25/01/1902
Place of death:Standerton RC
Age died:25 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:dementia, diarrhoea & exhaustion
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:147614
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:18/05/1901
Age departure:25
Date departure:23/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 177, Tent AA/2
Farm History
Name:Tweepan
District:Ermelo
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Johannes Veldie
Relationships
Mrs Anna Maria Jacobmina van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Gert van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Maria Magdalena van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Rupert Hermanus Jan van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.239
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:21/2/1902, p.212
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 070


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.