BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Theunis Jacobus van der Merwe
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:150610
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:15
Date arrival:29/12/1901
Date arrival:01/01/1902
Age departure:16
Date departure:02/08/1902
Reason departure:Swaziland Police
Tent number:RT 263; RT 668, Z 31
Farm History
Name:Tweefontein
District:Ermelo
Name:Holland / Hollandia
District:Ermelo
Notes:[DBC 98]
Status
Type:column
Relationships
Master Theunis Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the brother of Master Cornelis Johannes van der Merwe (Cornelius Joh Hend)
      is the brother of Mr Jacobus Herculaas van der Merwe (Jacobus Hartlaas)
Sources
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 240
Title:DBC 98 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 057


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.