BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Susanna E van der Merwe
Other Names:S E
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:44104
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:21/07/1901
Date departure:10/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bloemfontein RC
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:01/11/1902
Date arrival:10/9/1902
Date departure:18/12/1902
Destination:Rietfontein
Farm History
Name:Damfontein
District:Bloemfontein
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Susanna E van der Merwe (S E)
      is the mother of Miss Sophia E van der Merwe (Sophia)
      is the mother of Master Petrus Adrian van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Frederik Joh van der Merwe (F Johns)
      is the mother of Miss Hester Willemina van der Merwe (Hester M)
      is the mother of W P C van der Merwe
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.156
Title:SRC 72 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 72
Notes:022


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.