BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Van Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:Dressmaker
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:43625
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:05/07/1901
Date departure:13/02/1902
Destination:Cradock
Farm History
Name:Van Merwe family
Town:Fauresmith
Relationships
Mrs Maria Van Merwe
      is the mother of Master James John Van Merwe
      is the mother of Master Peter G Van Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Uranda Fourie
      is the mother of Miss Freda J Fourie
      is the unknown of Mrs Maria G Steyn
      is the unknown of Mr John Jurgen Steyn
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.140


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.