Personal Details Name: Mr Barend Frederick van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: mail driver Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 76630 Camp History Name: Kimberley RC Age arrival: 37 Date arrival: 13/07/1901 Date departure: 26/07/1902 Reason departure: discharged Stock into camp: no Stock out of camp: no Tent number: 2853 Farm History Name: van der Merwe family Town: Jacobsdal Status Type: oath of neutrality Notes: August 1900, Jacobsdal Relationships Mr Barend Frederick van der Merwe       is the father of Master Abraham Jacobus van der Merwe       is the father of Master David Schalk van der Merwe       is the father of Master Barend Frederick van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Hester Helena van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Maria Elizabeth Jacomina van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Martha Elizabeth Jacoba van der Merwe       is the father of Master Nicholaas Francois van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Maria Elizabeth Jaco van der Merwe Sources Title: SRC 83 Kimberley CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 83 Notes: p.178a

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.