Personal Details Name: Mrs Martha Catharina van der Merwe Born in camp? No Place of death: Kimberley RC Age died: 53 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: cardiac fever Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: stockfarmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 76767 Camp History Name: Kimberley RC Age arrival: 53 Date arrival: 20/07/1902 Date departure: 09/03/1902 Reason departure: death Tent number: 3699 Farm History Name: Bosjesfontein District: Fauresmith Name: van der Merwe family Town: Philippolis Name: Bosjespan Town: Luckhoff District: Fauresmith Status of Husband Type: on commando, pow Notes: Green Point Relationships Mrs Martha Catharina van der Merwe       is the wife of Mr David Schalk van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Annie van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Johanna van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Maria van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Willem van der Merwe Sources Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.185 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 21/3/1902, p.218 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.