BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Machel Magdalena van der Merwe
Other Names:Magel Magdalina [DBC 107]
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:163663
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:22/11/1902
Date departure:04/12/1902
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Amersfoort
District:Wakkerstroom
Relationships
Mrs Machel Magdalena van der Merwe (Magel Magdalina [DBC 107])
      is the mother of Mr Theunis Marthinus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Machel Magdalena van der Merwe (Magel Magdalina [DBC 107])
      is the mother of Master Christian Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Maria Elizabetha van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. M-159
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. 64


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.