Personal Details Name: Mrs Philippina Marie Charlotte van der Merwe Other Names: Mrs Jan Petrus 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: 87290 Camp History Name: Balmoral RC Age arrival: 28 Date arrival: 28/10/1901 Date departure: 09/07/1902 Reason departure: returned home Destination: Klipoortjie Farm Tent number: 709 Notes: RT 709 Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 27 Date arrival: 08/09/1901 Date departure: 27/10/1901 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Balmoral RC Tent number: I 1669 Farm History Name: Sandfontein / Zandfontein District: Standerton Notes: no property Status of Husband Type: on commando Notes: Jan Petrus, age: 31 Relationships Mrs Philippina Marie Charlotte van der Merwe (Mrs Jan Petrus)       is the mother of Master Jan Petrus van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Judith Susara Hendrina van der Merwe (Judith Susarah)       is the mother of Miss Anna Magaretha van der Merwe (Anna Margretha)       is the mother of Miss Philippina Maria van der Merwe (Maria Phillipina) Sources Title: DBC 46 Balmoral CR Type: Index camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 46 Notes: M 09 Title: DBC 47 Balmoral CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 47 Notes: 0709 Title: DBC 84 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 84 Notes: p. 262

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.