Personal Details Name: Mrs David Schalk van der Merwe Other Names: Mathilda Susanna Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: labourer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 76325 Camp History Name: Kimberley RC Age arrival: 51 Date arrival: 12/07/1901 Tent number: 2713 Farm History Name: van der Merwe family Town: Jacobsdal Status of Husband Type: on parole Notes: Cape Town Relationships Mrs David Schalk van der Merwe (Mathilda Susanna)       is the mother of Miss Anna Sophia van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Hendrik Petrus van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Maria Magdalena van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Martha Christina van der Merwe Sources Title: SRC 83 Kimberley CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 83 Notes: p. 164a

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.