Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria J van der Merwe Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: widowed Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 168556 Camp History Name: Vryburg RC Age arrival: 23 Date arrival: 20/03/1902 Tent number: 555 Farm History Name: Swanepoel family Town: Christiana Name: Swanepoel family Town: Christiana Relationships Mrs Maria J van der Merwe       is the unknown of Mrs Hester Catherina Swanepoel Sources Title: DBC 160 Vryburg RC Type: Camp register Notes: p. 069

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.