Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria van der Merwe Date of birth: Born in camp? No Date death: 05/10/1901 Place of death: Standerton RC Age died: 34 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: measles & exhaustion Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 152233 Camp History Name: Standerton RC Age arrival: 30 Date arrival: 31/07/1901 Age departure: 34 Date departure: 03/10/1901 Reason departure: death Tent number: RT 697, DD/26 Farm History Name: Jackalsfontein / Jakalsfontein / Jakhalsfontein / Jakkelsfontei District: Standerton Name: Jackalsfontein / Jakalsfontein District: Standerton Status of Husband Notes: Gabriel Jacobus Petrus self from Bethal Relationships Mrs Maria van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss baby van der Merwe (daughter) Sources Title: RS 26 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: 26 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.243 Title: TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette Type: Transvaal Government Gazette Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: TKP 102 Dates: Jul-Dec 1901 Notes: 1/11/1901, p.1574 Title: DBC 98 Standerton CR Notes: p.M 052

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.