BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Stoffel van der Merwe
Other Names:van de Merwe, Christoffel Johannes
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:47295
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:20/02/1901
Date departure:16/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Natal
Tent number:RT 894; no 3 bdgs
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:20/09/1901
Date arrival:from Johannesburg
Date departure:05/08/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Johannesburg
Tent number:335
Farm History
Name:Haartebeestfontein
District:Heidelberg
Name:Haardebeestfontein / Haartebeesfontein / Haartebeestefontein / Haartebeestfontein / Hartbeestfontein / Hartebeestefontein / Hartebeestfontein
District:Krugersdorp
Relationships
Master Stoffel van der Merwe (van de Merwe, Christoffel Johannes)
      is the son of Mrs Sarah Johanna van der Merwe (Mrs Gert; van de Merwe)
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p. 71
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 2


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.