BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Jacoba Magretha van der Merwe
Other Names:Jacoba Margaritha [DBC 107]
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:163503
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:32
Age arrival:31 [DBC 107]
Date arrival:date not given
Date departure:16/08/1902
Destination:farm
Tent number:D 88
Farm History
Name:Knelpoort
District:M W Stroom / Wakkerstroom
Relationships
Mrs Jacoba Magretha van der Merwe (Jacoba Margaritha [DBC 107])
      is the wife of Mr Gert Jac Hend Joh van der Merwe (Gert Jacobus Hendk Johs [DBC 107]; Gert Jacobus Hendrik Johannes [DBC 108])
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. M-083
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. M 368-9
Title:DBC 108 Volksrust RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 11


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.