BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hendrina Christina van der Merwe
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:150601
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:09/01/1902
Age departure:40
Date departure:12/09/1902
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 734; RT 612, Z 29
Farm History
Name:Holland / Hollandia
District:Ermelo
Status of Husband
Type:National Scouts
Notes:John Mathys, said to be in Volksrust self from column
Relationships
Mrs Hendrina Christina van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Hendrina Christina van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Gert van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Maria Hendrica Dorothea van der Merwe (Maria Hendrika)
      is the mother of Master Jan Mathys van der Merwe (John Matthys)
      is the mother of Miss Hendrica Maghrita Dorothea van der Merwe (Maghrita Hendrika)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Catherina van der Merwe (Cornelia Katrina)
      is the wife of Mr Jan Mathijs van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 240
Title:DBC 98 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 058


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.