BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Ragel Cornelia van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:44 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:strangaleta
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:82304
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Date departure:15/05/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 648
Farm History
Name:Waaikraal
District:Belfast
Name:Rustfontein
District:Middelburg
Status of Husband
Notes:Pieter Hendrik Christoffel
Relationships
Mrs Ragel Cornelia van der Merwe
      is the wife of Mr Pieter Hendrik Christoffel van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.240
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:26/6/1901, p.1081
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 139


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.