BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Anna Catrina van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:155742
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:12/04/1901
Date departure:19/09/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 97 / 203
Farm History
Name:Sterkstroom
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:part of farm Doornbult, Bloemhof
Status of Husband
Type:pow, St Helena, 27/02/1900
Notes:

Lodewick Johannes; no relatives fighting

Relationships
Mrs Anna Catrina van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Willem Petrus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Johannes Nicolaas van der Merwe
      is the wife of Mr Lodewyk Johs van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. M-114

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.