BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Martha Magdalena Smit
Other Names:Maria Magdalena
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:83388
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:04/08/1901
Date departure:transferred to RT 78
Tent number:RT 165 / RT 78
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:14/05/1901
Date departure:04/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:II 404
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:24/02/1902
Age departure:6
Date departure:06/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Wentworth RC
Tent number:RT 2154
Name:Wentworth RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:09/04/1902
Date departure:25/08/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Irene RC
Tent number:534
Farm History
Name:Trichaardspoort / Trichardtspoort / Trichartspoort / Arnosterpoort / Trichaardspunt
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Miss Martha Magdalena Smit (Maria Magdalena )
      is the adopted daughter of Mrs Daniel Willem Jacobus Smit (Mrs Daniel Willem)
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:S 05
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 185
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0165
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. S 25
Title:DBC 153 Wentworth CR
Type:Camp register
Location:NASA
Reference No.:DBC 153
Notes:p.067


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.