BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Catharina Maria van der Merwe
Other Names:Catrina Maria
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:163580
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:19/08/1902
Reason departure:left without reporting
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:19/04/1902
Date departure:12/08/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:719. See folio 120
Farm History
Name:Vlakpoort
District:Wakkerstroom
Notes:Vlakpoort
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Gert Martines
Relationships
Mrs Catharina Maria van der Merwe (Catrina Maria)
      is the wife of Mr Gert Marthinus van der Merwe (Gert Martinaas)
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. M-086
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 92


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.