BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Louisa Marie van der Merwe
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:94322
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:54
Date arrival:15/06/1901
Date departure:15/07/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Springfontein RC
Name:Springfontein 74/3
Date arrival:15 Jul 1902
Farm History
Name:Metz
District:Fauresmith
Notes:owner
Status of Husband
Type:pow, no oath of neturality
Notes:Hendrik Jacobus Stephanus, Bermuda
Relationships
Mrs Louisa Marie van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Louisa Marie van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Andries van der Merwe
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.222


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.