BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elstje Susannah Magarietha Magdalena van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:76760
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:18/06/1901
Date departure:04/02/1902
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:bethulie RC
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Tent number:3650, 564
Name:Bethulie RC
Farm History
Name:Rustfontein
District:Fauresmith
Status of Husband
Type:oath of neutrality, pow
Notes:September 1901 Jagersfontein, Green Point
Relationships
Mrs Elstje Susannah Magarietha Magdalena van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Maria Hendrika van der Merwe
      is the wife of Mr Petrus Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Susannah Maria van der Merwe
Sources
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes: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.