Personal Details Name: Mr Jacobus Stephanus van der Merwe 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: 163671 Camp History Name: Volksrust RC Age arrival: 47 Age arrival: 45 [DBC 107] Date arrival: 24/11/1902 Date departure: 03/12/1902 Destination: farm Farm History Name: Sandbank / Sandtbank / Zandbank District: Piet Retief Relationships Mr Jacobus Stephanus van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Johanna Wilhelmina van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Johanna Wilhelmina van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Elsie Cecelia van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 105 Type: Volksrust Camp Register Notes: p. M-159 Title: DBC 107 Volksrust camp register Notes: p. M 386-7

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.