BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Petrus Jacobus van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:87269
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:15/08/1901
Date departure:04/09/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Spitzkop
Tent number:325
Notes:RT 323
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:41
Date arrival:26/07/1901
Date departure:15/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Farm History
Name:Spitskop / Spitzkop
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:age: 41
Relationships
Mrs Petrus Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Petrus Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Petrus Johannes van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Marthinus Wynand van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Susarah Susannah Eliz van der Merwe (Susarra Susanna; Susarah Susannah Elizabetha)
      is the mother of Miss Philippina Elizabeth van der Merwe (Phillipina Elizabetha; Phillipina Elizabeth)
      is the mother of Miss Elsie Jacoba van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:M 05
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0323
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 260


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.