BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Jacoba Dorothea van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:80107
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:13
Date arrival:03/04/1901
Date departure:18/04/1902
Destination:Wentworth
Tent number:I 205
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:23/04/1902
Date departure:14/10/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Middelburg
Tent number:780
Farm History
Name:Klipspruit
District:Middelburg
Name:Schoongezicht / Scoongezicht / Schoonuitzicht
District:Middelburg
Relationships
Miss Jacoba Dorothea van der Merwe
      is the daughter of Mr Hendrik Frederik van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 31
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 100


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.