Personal Details Name: Mr Jan van der Merwe Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 163276 Camp History Name: Volksrust RC Age arrival: 37 Date arrival: date not given Date departure: 26/08/1902 Destination: farm / Volksrust station Tent number: A 199 Farm History Name: Koppieskraal District: M W Stroom Name: Koppieskraal District: Wakkerstroom Relationships Mr Jan van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Magretha van der Merwe (Margaritha Johanna [DBC 107]; Margrettia Johanna [DBC 108])       is the father of Master Theunis M van der Merwe (Theunis Marthinus [DBC 107]) Sources Title: DBC 105 Type: Volksrust Camp Register Notes: p. M-077 Title: DBC 107 Volksrust camp register Notes: p. M 370-1 Title: DBC 108 Volksrust RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 19

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.