Personal Details Name: Mr Petrus Jan van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Cape Colony Occupation: stockfarmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 78636 Camp History Name: Kimberley RC Age arrival: 43 Date arrival: 04/01/1901 Date departure: 21/12/1902 Reason departure: discharged Stock into camp: no Stock out of camp: no Tent number: 538, 2305, 4282 Farm History Name: Waterloo District: Vryburg Status Type: not given Relationships Mr Petrus Jan van der Merwe       is the father of Master Bennie van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Catherina Elizabeth van der Merwe       is the father of Master Daniel Johannes van der Merwe       is the father of Master David Schalk van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Helena Johanna van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Jemima Elizabeth van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Jacomina Elizabeth van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Martha Jacoba van der Merwe       is the father of Master Petrus Jan van der Merwe Sources Title: SRC 83 Kimberley CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 83 Notes: p.320a

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.