BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Emmarenzia van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:76072
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:18/07/1902
Reason departure:discharged
Tent number:3688, 3723
Farm History
Name:Ramdam
District:Jacobsdal
Status of Father
Type:pow
Notes:India
Relationships
Miss Emmarenzia van der Merwe
      is the adopted daughter of Mrs Hendrina Wilhelmina Swieglaar (Sweiglaar)
Sources
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.149a, p.187a


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.