Personal Details Name: Mrs Jacobus Johannes van der Merwe 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: 72904 Camp History Name: Orange River RC Age arrival: 42 Date arrival: 16/08/1901 Date departure: 04/08/1902 Destination: Edenburg Stock into camp: no Stock out of camp: no Farm History Name: Spreeuwfontein / Spreeuwsfontein District: Fauresmith Notes: 1000m Status of Husband Type: pow Notes: Ladysmith Relationships Mrs Jacobus Johannes van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Hester Aletta van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Helena van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Jacoba van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Jacobus Erasmus van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Martha van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Petrus van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Susana van der Merwe       is the unknown of Mrs Hester van Heerden Sources Title: SRC 86 Orange River CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 86 Notes: p.049a

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.