Personal Details Name: Mr Jacobus G van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 71651 Camp History Name: Orange River RC Age arrival: 40 Date arrival: 21/08/1901 Date departure: 17/08/1902 Reason departure: gone to farm Destination: farm Stock into camp: no Stock out of camp: no Farm History Name: Telegraaffontein District: Fauresmith Notes: 1600m Status Type: oath of neutrality Notes: April 1900, Fauresmith Relationships Mr Jacobus G van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Catherina Elizabeth van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Hester Maria van der Merwe       is the father of Master Jacobus Gideon van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Johanna Jacoba van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Johanna Petronella van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Petronella B van der Merwe       is the father of Master Schalk W van der Merwe       is the father of Master Petrus E van der Merwe Sources Title: SRC 86 Orange River CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 86 Notes: p.004a

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.