BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Martha Francina van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

Widow 4 years

Unique ID:155733
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:86
Date arrival:03/05/1901
Date departure:24/12/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 15 / 291
Notes:

Note: Lives Old Town

Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Klerksdorp
Notes:erf - Old Town
Status of
Notes:

no relatives fighting

Relationships
Mrs Martha Francina van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Andrina van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Martha van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. M-113

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.