Personal Details Name: Mr Willem Stephanus van der Merwe Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 66802 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 29 Date arrival: 16/09/1901 Date departure: 01/05/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Setlagoli Farm History Name: Renosterfontein / Rhenosterfontein / Rhinosterfontein District: Rustenburg Notes: nil Status Type: ab abc Relationships Mr Willem Stephanus van der Merwe       is the brother of Mr Jacobus Arnoldus van der Merwe       is the son of Mr Jacobus Arnoldus van der Merwe       is the brother of Master Jan Petrus van der Merwe       is the adoptive brother of Master Jacob Adrian Eckstein       is the brother of Mr Stephanus Johannes Merwe (van der Merwe)       is the brother of Mr Frederick Jacobus Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Elizabeth Johanna Merwe (van der Merwe) Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 167

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.