BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Barend Jacobus van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36797
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:11/06/1901
Date departure:06/01/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Pietersburg
Tent number:629
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Pietersburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:5/6/1901, Seruidi
Relationships
Mr Barend Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the father of Mr William Keswick van der Merwe
      is the stepfather of Master John Gabriel Cilliers
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Elizabetta Christina van der Merwe (Anna E Christina )
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.107


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.