Personal Details Name: Mr Ernest David van Blerk Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 34967 Camp History Name: Pietersburg RC Age arrival: 45 Date arrival: 06/05/1901 Date departure: 06/07/1901 Reason departure: on payment operations Destination: Pietersburg Stock into camp: 18 cattle Tent number: RT 450 Farm History Name: Bloemtuin District: Woodbush Notes: owns entire farm Status Type: surrendered Notes: 4/5/1901: Haenertsburg 6/7/1901: in town on payt operations Relationships Mr Ernest David van Blerk       is the husband of Mrs Louisa Maria van Blerk       is the father of Master John Barend van Blerk       is the employer of Master kafir boy van Blerk Sources Title: DBC 87 Pietersburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 87 Notes: p.221

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.