Personal Details Name: Mrs Gertbrecht Johanna Eliza van der Merwe Other Names: Mrs Hendrik Johannes Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 82433 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Date arrival: 27/04/1901 Tent number: II 213 Name: Jacobs Siding RC Age arrival: 29 Date arrival: 23/04/1902 Date departure: 05/11/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Belfast Tent number: 787. See folio 117 Farm History Name: Vogelfontein District: Ermelo Status of Husband Type: On commando Notes: Hendrick Johannes Relationships Mrs Gertbrecht Johanna Eliza van der Merwe (Mrs Hendrik Johannes)       is the mother of Pieter Willem van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Anna Elizabeth van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Gertbrecht Johanna Elizabeth van der Merwe       is the wife of Mr Hendrik Johannes van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 83 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 83 Notes: p. 145 Title: DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR Type: Camp register Notes: p. 101

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.