BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36831
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:18/06/1901
Date departure:13/01/1903
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Spelonken
Tent number:818
Farm History
Name:Waterval
District:Spelonken
Notes:owns farm
Relationships
Mrs Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Anna Jacoba van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Johanna van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Willem Christian van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Eliza Johannes van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Martha Katrina van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.109


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.