BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Sophia A van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:46092
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:16
Date arrival:04/12/1900
Date departure:16/10/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Howick RC
Tent number:RT 471; T A16
Farm History
Name:Rietfontien / Reitfontein
District:Heidelberg
Relationships
Miss Sophia A van der Merwe
      is the daughter of Mrs Jacobus Lucas van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p. 35


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.