BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Martha Jacomina van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:3 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:28355
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Tweelingfontein / Tweelingsfontein
District:Boshof
Relationships
Miss Martha Jacomina van der Merwe
      is the Daughter of Mrs Heila Magdalena van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.190
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:24/1/1902, p.63


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.