BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Susanna Magdalena van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Norvals Pont RC
Age died:5 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:whooping cough & pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:28264
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Farm History
Name:Rustfontein
District:Fauresmith
Name:Ongegund
District:Fauresmith
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.187
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:15/10/1901, p.596


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.