Personal Details Name: Mrs Susanna van Blerk Other Names: Gert Petrus van Blerk Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: miner Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 73305 Camp History Name: Orange River RC Age arrival: 23 Date arrival: 14/11/1901 Date departure: 10/09/1902 Reason departure: gone to farm Destination: Hopetown Stock into camp: yes Farm History Name: van Blerk family Town: Koffiefontein District: Fauresmith Status of Husband Type: commando Notes: Gert Petrus Relationships Mrs Susanna van Blerk (Gert Petrus van Blerk)       is the mother of Master Frederik Andries George van Blerk       is the wife of Mr Gert Petrus van Blerk Sources Title: SRC 86 Orange River CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 86 Notes: p.062a, p.102a

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.