BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:Post cart driver
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:40630
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:17/11/1900
Date departure:22/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Springfontein RC
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Fauresmith
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Greenpoint
Relationships
Mrs Maria van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Jacoba A van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Hendrik J van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Maria J van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Petrus J van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Sarel van der Merwe
      is the unknown of Mr Hendrik Jacob van der Merwe
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.8


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.