BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Jacoba Cornelia van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:60942
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:27/09/1901
Date departure:26/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:589
Notes:RT 589
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:27/03/1902
Date departure:24/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:farm
Tent number:2149/ Block B
Farm History
Name:Brakspruit
District:Carolina
Relationships
Miss Jacoba Cornelia van der Merwe
      is the daughter of Mrs Magaretha Petronella Johanna van der Merwe (Mrs Barend Jacobus)
      is the daughter of Mr Barend Jacobus van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:M 08
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 269
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0589


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.