BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Susarah Margaretha van der Merwe
Other Names:Susarah; Smit, Susara Margaretha
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:58 years 3 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:heart disease & hydrops
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:94805
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:11/01/1901
Date departure:02/06/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:98
Farm History
Name:Nieuwe Wagendrift / Nieuwewagendrift
District:Hoopstad
Relationships
Mrs Susarah Margaretha van der Merwe (Susarah; Smit, Susara Margaretha)
      is the unknown of Mrs Susarah Margaretha Bothma
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.279
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.279
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:14/3/1902, p.205
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.055


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.