BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Ms Jacoba Cornelia van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Belfast RC
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:female
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:83979
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:20/06/1901
Date departure:08/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:I 842/ Block C
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:11/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:550
Farm History
Name:Kwaggafontein / Quaggafontein
District:Carolina
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Carolina
Relationships
Ms Jacoba Cornelia van der Merwe
      is the adopted daughter of Mr Daniel Petrus du Plessis
      is the relationship unknown of Mr Hendrik Schalk van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 211
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.084


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.