Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Magdalena van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: widowed Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 87174 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 52 Date arrival: 17/06/1901 Farm History Name: Paardekraal District: Middelburg Relationships Mrs Maria Magdalena van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Carl Davis van der Merwe       is the mother of Mr Philippus Johannes van der Merwe       is the mother of Master John Frederik van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Sofia van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Catharina van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Johanna van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 84 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 84 Notes: p. 254

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.