BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Petronella Phillipina 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:155894
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Date departure:25/03/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Wentworth RC
Stock into camp:does not know
Tent number:RT 996
Name:Wentworth RC
Farm History
Name:Vaalbank
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Johannes; does not know if other relatives are fighting

Relationships
Mrs Petronella Phillipina van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Susanna van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Magdelena van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Ferdinand van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss baby van der Merwe (meisje van Johs v d Merwe)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. M-119

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.