Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Magdalena van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 87300 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 37 Date arrival: 12/09/1901 Date departure: 16/03/1902 Destination: Jacob station, Natal Tent number: I 1699/ E camp Name: Jacobs Siding RC Age arrival: 39 Date arrival: 20/03/1902 Date departure: 09/12/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Middelburg Tent number: 673 Farm History Name: Grootrietpan District: Middelburg Name: Grootrietfontein District: Middelburg Notes: possibly the same farm as Grootrietpan Status of Husband and 3 sons Type: on commando, later deported Notes: David Schalk / David Skalk. Age: 42 - Farmer Relationships Mrs Maria Magdalena van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Theunis Jacobus Petrus van der Merwe (Theunis Petrus)       is the mother of Master Andries Johannes van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Louw Johannes Lodewicus van der Merwe (Johannes Ludovicus)       is the mother of Miss Sarah Susanna van der Merwe (Susara Susanna)       is the mother of Miss Johanna Susanna van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Maria Magdalena van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Aletta Cornelia van der Merwe       is the adoptive mother of Miss Johanna S Botha (Johanna Susanna)       is the adoptive mother of Miss Jacoba Botha Sources Title: DBC 84 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 84 Notes: p. 263 Title: DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR Type: Camp register Notes: p. 88

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.