BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Andrina Alberta van der Merwe
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:172701
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:21/02/1902
Date departure:31/04/1902
Date departure:date unclear
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Merebank
Tent number:258
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Jeppestown
District:Johannesburg
Status of Husband
Notes:Pieter Cornelis
Relationships
Mrs Hester Andrina Alberta van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss baby van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 32


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.