Personal Details Name: Mr Johannes Cornelius Dirks 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: 170138 Camp History Name: Howick RC Age arrival: 29 Date arrival: 09/11/1901 Date arrival: from Pretoria Date departure: 10/05/1902 Reason departure: to Destination: Merebank Tent number: 877/270 Name: Merebank RC Age arrival: 29 Date arrival: 10/05/1902 Date departure: 06/12/1902 Reason departure: to Destination: Irene Tent number: 2344 / 8883 Farm History Name: Dirks family Town: Pretoria Notes: none Status Type: S. [surrendered ?] 03/1900 Relationships Mr Johannes Cornelius Dirks       is the husband of Mrs Philipina Christina Dirks       is the father of Master Helmer Marius Dirks (Helmer Marcus)       is the father of Miss Matilda Hendrina Dirks       is the father of Miss Phillippina Christina Dirks (Philipina Christiana) Sources Title: DBC 111 Howick RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 111 Notes: p. 41 Title: DBC 126 Merebank RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 126 Notes: p. 178

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.