Personal Details Name: Mr Christian Mathijs 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: 63098 Camp History Name: Balmoral RC Age arrival: 36 Date arrival: 27/05/1902 Date departure: 04/08/1902 Reason departure: returned home Destination: Spitzkop Farm Tent number: 1248 Farm History Name: Spitskop / Spitzkop District: Middelburg Notes: no property Status Type: surrendered; AB Notes: to o/c Balmoral 24/5/1902, Commdt Pete Trichaard, M'bg Relationships Mr Christian Mathijs van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Hester Paulina Dorethea van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Hester Paulina Dorethea van der Merwe       is the father of Master Petrus Jacobus van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Johanna Adrina van der Merwe       is the father of Master Johannes Jacobus van der Merwe       is the father of Master Christian Mathijs van der Merwe       is the father of Master Marthinus 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: 1248

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.