BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Elizabeth Marga Smith
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Winburg RC
Age died:27 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:102395
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:06/09/1901
Date departure:18/02/1902
Date departure:1901/2
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Rietvlei
District:Ficksburg
Name:Brightside
Town:Ficksburg
District:Ficksburg
Notes:700 morgen
Status of Husband
Notes:Bermuda
Relationships
Mrs Maria Elizabeth Marga Smith
      is the mother of Miss Bessie Smith
      is the mother of Master Willem Smith
      is the mother of Master Philip Smith
      is the mother of Miss Frances Smith
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.276
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:28/2/1902, p.176
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.137


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.