Personal Details Name: Mr Schalk Jacobus van der Merwe Born in camp? No Date death: 19011028 Age died: 37 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: koorts Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 66785 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 36 Date arrival: 13/09/1901 Age departure: 37 Date departure: 28/10/1901 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Renosterfontein / Rhenosterfontein District: Zeerust Notes: nil Status Type: ab abc Relationships Mr Schalk Jacobus van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Johanna Serfina van der Merwe (Johanna S C) Sources Title: RS 26 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: 26 Origin: Goldman Notes: p. 237 Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 167

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