BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Izak Johannes van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:27 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:82189
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:19/05/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 506
Farm History
Name:Doornberg
District:Lydenburg
Status of Husband
Type:On commando
Relationships
Mrs Izak Johannes van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Lukas Johannes van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Hester Maria van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss baby van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.235
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 133


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.