BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Theunis Jacobus van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:1 years 6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:79056
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:25/06/1901
Date departure:22/07/1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Middelburg
Name:Kaalaagte / Kaallaagte
District:Bethal
Relationships
Master Theunis Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the son of Mrs Gert van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.238
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:7/8/1901, p.1258
Title:DBC 82 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 82
Notes:p. 36
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 256


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.