Personal Details Name: Mr Wilhelminus Gerhardus van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 91746 Camp History Name: Bethulie RC Age arrival: 66 Date arrival: 14/05/1901 Reason departure: returned home Destination: Weltevrede, Smithfield Stock into camp: yes Farm History Name: Weltevrede / Weltevreden District: Smithfield Name: Deliasfontein District: Smithfield Notes: 3700 morgen Status Type: oath of neutrality Notes: apr 1900, Smithfield Relationships Mr Wilhelminus Gerhardus van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Hendrina Marie Elizabeth van der Merwe       is the father of Miss Anna Catrina Jacoba van der Merwe Sources Title: SRC 74 Bethulie CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 74 Notes: pg.112

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.