BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Johannes van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner, father's farm, Modderfontein
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:91787
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Date arrival:23/7/1902
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:15/08/1901
Age departure:31
Date departure:24/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Uitenhage RC
Stock into camp:Yes, no receipt
Name:Uitenhage RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:26/04/1902
Date arrival:30/08/1901
Date departure:23/07/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Norvals Pont RC
Stock into camp:Receipts in father's possession, resideing at Norvalspont
Farm History
Name:Modderfontein
District:Fauresmith
Notes:father's farm; 1467 morgen
Status
Type:surrendered; oath of neutrality
Notes:Apr 1900, Edenberg [March 1900 according to the Uitenhage register]; July 01 joined Guides
Relationships
Mr Willem Johannes van der Merwe
      is the husband of Mrs Annie van der Merwe
      is the father of Master Schalk Willem van der Merwe (van der Eerwe; Erwee)
      is the father of Master John van der Merwe (Johannes)
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:pg.114
Title:SRC 88 Uitenhage CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 88
Notes:p.051


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.