Personal Details Name: Mrs Aletta Magdalena van der Merwe Other Names: she may be unmarried Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 92207 Camp History Name: Bethulie RC Date arrival: 23/7/1902 Name: Kabusie RC Age arrival: 21 Date arrival: 16/05/1902 Date departure: 23/07/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Bethulie RC Name: Bethulie RC Age arrival: 21 Date arrival: 17/06/1901 Age departure: 22 Date departure: 16/05/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Kabusie RC Farm History Name: Klein Jagerfontein / Klein Jagersfontein District: Fauresmith Status of Husband Type: pow Notes: Petrus Arnoldus, Bermuda Relationships Mrs Aletta Magdalena van der Merwe (she may be unmarried)       is the stepmother of Miss Catrina Frederika van der Merwe       is the stepmother of Miss Anna Margarita van der Merwe (Johanna C)       is the stepmother of Master Petrus Cornelius van der Merwe       is the stepmother of Miss Christina Johanna van der Merwe       is the stepmother of Master Johannes Frederik van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Aletta Magdalena van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Schalk Willem van der Merwe       is the adoptive mother of Master Sarel Johannes van der Merwe       is the mother of Mr Antonie Gerhadus van der Merwe Sources Title: SRC 74 Bethulie CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 74 Notes: pg.130 Title: SRC 82 Kabusie CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 82 Notes: p.030

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.