BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hendrik Nicolaas Johannes van der Merwe
Other Names:Cornelia Elizabeth
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:72253
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:12/08/1901
Date departure:18/06/1902
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Kimberley R C
Stock into camp:yes
Name:Kimberley RC
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein
District:Boshof
Status of Husband
Type:commando
Relationships
Mrs Hendrik Nicolaas Johannes van der Merwe (Cornelia Elizabeth)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Gertruida Cornelia van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Diederik Johannes van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Carl Erasmus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Nellie van der Merwe (Cornelia Eliza)
      is the mother of Master Schalk Andries Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Erasmus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Johannes Petrus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Nicolaas Johannes van der Merwe (Nicolaas Hendrik)
Sources
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.026a, p113a


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.