Personal Details Name: Mr Johannes Jacobus 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: 63086 Camp History Name: Balmoral RC Age arrival: 55 Date arrival: 27/05/1902 Date departure: 02/07/1902 Reason departure: returned home Destination: Spitzkop Farm Tent number: 1219 Farm History Name: Spitskop / Spitzkop District: Middelburg Notes: part share Name: Brakfontein District: Bethal Notes: share of farm Name: van der Merwe family Town: Middelburg Notes: 1 erf, no 3755 Status Type: surrendered; AB Notes: to o/c Balmoral 24/5/1902, P Trichaard, Commdt, Middelburg Relationships Mr Johannes Jacobus van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Esther Paulina Dorethea van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Susarra Susanna van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Marthina Hendrina Maria van der Merwe       is the father of Master Petrus Jacobus van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 49 Balmoral CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 49 Notes: M 01 Title: DBC 47 Balmoral CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 47 Notes: 1219

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.