Personal Details Name: Ms Maria Christina van der Merwe Born in camp? No Place of death: Bloemfontein RC Age died: 49 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: dysentery Gender: female Race: white Nationality: Free State Unique ID: 28298 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Farm History Name: Vaalkraal / Valkraal Town: Moroka [Morrocco] District: Thaba 'Nchu Relationships Ms Maria Christina van der Merwe       is the wife of Mr Hendrik Joh van der Merwe Sources Title: SRC 07 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 07 Dates: May 1901 Notes: RC2085, List of deaths in ORC camps for week ending 21/5/1901 Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.188 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 54/5/1901, p.205

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.