BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Jacoba Aletta van der Merwe
Other Names:J A
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:1 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:typhoid fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:51335
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:13/08/1901
Age departure:1 month
Date departure:14/01/1902
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Wolvepan
District:Boshof
Name:Wolvefontein
District:Boshof
Relationships
Miss Jacoba Aletta van der Merwe (J A)
      is the Daughter of Mrs Maria Jac van der Merwe (M J)
      is the unknown of Ms Anna Maria van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.190
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:24/1/1902, p.63
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:265


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.