Personal Details Name: Mrs Marthinus Johannes van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 61014 Camp History Name: Balmoral RC Age arrival: 42 Date arrival: 31/10/1901 Date arrival: 1/11/1901 Date departure: 27/08/1902 Reason departure: returned home Destination: Rietfontein Tent number: 53 Notes: RT 573 * Farm History Name: Zoutreed District: Pretoria Notes: no property Status of Husband Type: prisoner of war Notes: self: sent in by Col Williams & Fortescue via Eerste Fabrieken, 31/10/01 Relationships Mrs Marthinus Johannes van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Ellena Dorothea van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Jacobus Francois van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Martha Katrina van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 46 Balmoral CR Type: Index camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 46 Notes: M 11 Title: DBC 47 Balmoral CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 47 Notes: 269

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.