BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Margaretha van der Merwe
Other Names:Margrita Aletta
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:155999
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Date departure:04/03/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1396
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:07/03/1902
Date departure:16/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:573. See folio 110
Farm History
Name:Zwaartkoppies / Zwartkopjes
District:Klerksdorp
Notes:owns Kameelpan, Wolmaranstad
Status of Husband
Type:deported, pow; family is undesirable
Notes:

Carl / Carl Lodewijk; son, Karl, still fighting

Relationships
Mrs Margaretha van der Merwe (Margrita Aletta)
      is the mother of Miss Catharina van der Merwe (Catrina Petronella)
      is the mother of Master Petrus van der Merwe (Johannes Petrus)
      is the mother of Master Piet van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia van der Merwe (Cornelia Carolina)
      is the mother of Miss Sophia Petronella Elizabeth van der Merwe (Sophia T E)
      is the wife of Mr Carl Lodewijk van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. M-123

Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 74

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.