Personal Details Name: Mr Matthys Karel Gerhardus Vermaak Other Names: Matthijs Carl Gerhardes Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 88718 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 40 Date arrival: 28/02/1902 Date departure: 16/03/1902 Destination: Jacob station, Natal Tent number: 2025/ Block E Name: Jacobs Siding RC Age arrival: 40 Date arrival: 20/03/1902 Date departure: 09/12/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Middelburg Tent number: 651 Farm History Name: Nauwpoort / Naauwpoort District: Middelburg Status Type: Surrendered Notes: 27 Feb 1902 at Middelburg. Of S. Trichardt's commando Relationships Mr Matthys Karel Gerhardus Vermaak (Matthijs Carl Gerhardes)       is the husband of Mrs Martha Magrietha Vermaak (Martha Margrita)       is the father of Master Salmon Cornelis Johannes Vermaak (Salomon Cornelis Johannes)       is the father of Master Jurgens Hendrik Vermaak (Jurgens Hendrick)       is the father of Miss Maria Magdalena Vermaak       is the adoptive father of Miss Susara Johanna Grobler       is the adoptive father of Master Petrus Johannes Grobler Sources Title: DBC 84 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 84 Notes: p. 481 Title: DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR Type: Camp register Notes: p. 85

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.