Personal Details Name: Mrs Catharina E van der Merwe Other Names: Catharina Elizabetha [DBC 108] Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: British subject Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 163364 Camp History Name: Volksrust RC Age arrival: 46 Age arrival: 47 [DBC 107] Date arrival: date not given Date departure: 16/12/1902 Destination: farm Tent number: C 157 Farm History Name: Mahamba District: Swaziland Name: Magamba / Mahamba District: Piet Retief Relationships Mrs Catharina E van der Merwe (Catharina Elizabetha [DBC 108])       is the mother of Mr Coenraad M van der Merwe (Coenraad Marthinus [DBC 108])       is the mother of Miss Johanna E van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Coenraad M van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 105 Type: Volksrust Camp Register Notes: p. M-079 Title: DBC 107 Volksrust camp register Notes: p. M 388-9 Title: DBC 108 Volksrust RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 70

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.