Personal Details Name: Mr Gidion Jacobus van der Merwe Other Names: Gedoen Johannes Jacs [DBC 107]; Gedeon Johannes Jacobus [DBC 108] 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: 163485 Camp History Name: Volksrust RC Age arrival: 30 Date arrival: 15/06/1902 Date departure: 09/09/1902 Destination: farm Tent number: B 158 Farm History Name: Goedehoep / Goedehoop District: Ermelo Name: Roodepoort / Rooipoort District: Wakkerstroom Name: Roodepoort District: M W Stroom Relationships Mr Gidion Jacobus van der Merwe (Gedoen Johannes Jacs [DBC 107]; Gedeon Johannes Jacobus [DBC 108])       is the husband of Mrs Dorethea Mag van der Merwe (Dorethia Magdalena [DBC 107])       is the father of Mr Jan Matheus van der Merwe (Johannes Matthys [DBC 108])       is the father of Master Jan Matheus van der Merwe (Johannes Mathys [DBC 107])       is the father of Master Edward Phillipus van der Merwe (Evert Philippus [DBC 107])       is the father of Master Gidion Johannes Jac van der Merwe (Gedoen Johannes Jacs [DBC 107]; Gedeon Johannes Jacobus [DBC 108])       is the father of Mr Johannes Mathys van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 105 Type: Volksrust Camp Register Notes: p. M-083 Title: DBC 107 Volksrust camp register Notes: p. M 372-3 Title: DBC 108 Volksrust RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 23

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.