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.