BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Catrina Maria van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Aliwal North RC
Age died:3 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:syncope & rheumatic fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:53515
Camp History
Name:Aliwal North RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:22/01/1901
Date departure:13/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Draaibank
District:Rouxville
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Ladybrand
Name:Draaibank
District:Rouxville
Relationships
Miss Catrina Maria van der Merwe
      is the child of Mr J van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.189
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.189
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:15/10/1901, p.593
Title:SRC 69 Aliwal North CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 69
Notes:69


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.