BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elizabeth Johanna Merwe
Other Names:van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020210
Age died:26 years 3 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:haemorrhage
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:66830
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:13/09/1901
Age departure:26
Date departure:10/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Renosterfontein / Rhenosterfontein
District:Zeerust
Notes:nil
Status of Husband
Notes:W S van der Merwe
Relationships
Mrs Elizabeth Johanna Merwe (van der Merwe)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Susanna Merwe (van der Merwe, Anna S J)
      is the wife of Mr Willem Stephanus van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.235
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 168
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:14/3/1902, p.310


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.