BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Peter George van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:60980
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:26/10/1901
Date departure:01/07/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:703
Notes:RT 703
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Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:01/07/1902
Date arrival:date of departure from Balmoral RC
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Origstad
District:Lydenburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:AB, no, no
Notes:sent from Lydenburg via Machadodorp, 25/10/1901
Relationships
Mr Peter George van der Merwe
      is the Husband of Mrs Peter George van der Merwe
      is the Father of Miss Barbara Katrina van der Merwe
      is the Father of Master Jacobus Abraham van der Merwe
      is the Father of Master David Schalk van der Merwe
      is the Father of Miss Elsie Frederika Josina van der Merwe
      is the Father of Miss Maria Margretha van der Merwe
      is the Father of Miss Isabella Cornelia van der Merwe
      is the Father of Miss Gertruda Zachria van der Merwe (Gertruda Zachria Magdelena)
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0703
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:M 09


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.