Personal Details Name: Mr J Schalk van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 40724 Camp History Name: Norvals Pont RC Age arrival: 44 Date arrival: 26/12/1900 Date departure: 22/07/1902 Reason departure: gone home Destination: Middelfontein Farm History Name: Middelfontein Town: Fauresmith District: Fauresmith Notes: 1400 morgen Status Type: oath of neutrality Notes: May 1900, Jagersfontein Relationships Mr J Schalk van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs M E S van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Johanna Elizabeth van der Merwe       is the father of M E S van der Merwe       is the father of M F van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Maria E van der Merwe       is the father of Master Tjaart van der Merwe       is the father of J S van der Merwe       is the father of Master Jacobus S van der Merwe       is the father of Master Lewis L van der Merwe Sources Title: SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: 85 Notes: p.11

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.