BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Eliza Johannes Linderd van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:smallholder
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:39366
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietersburg RC
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:02/08/1901
Date departure:05/12/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Pietersburg
Tent number:1019
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Pietersburg
Notes:1 erf
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:9/4/1901, Pietersburg
Relationships
Mr Eliza Johannes Linderd van der Merwe
      is the husband of Mrs Aletha Cornelia van der Merwe
      is the father of Miss Elizabetta Lenderend van der Merwe
      is the father of Miss Johanna Catrina Sophia van der Merwe
      is the father of Miss Agatha Cornelia van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 88 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 88
Notes:p.19


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.