BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Martha Louisa Smit
Other Names:M; Smith
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:98612
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:16
Date arrival:23/10/1901
Date arrival:3/2/1902 or 29/5/1901
Date departure:21/9/1901
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:15/09/1901
Date departure:18/10/1901
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Bloemfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Aletta / Alettha / Alletta
District:Ficksburg
Notes:no property
Status of Father
Type:POW; no oath of neutrality
Notes:Ceylon
Relationships
Miss Martha Louisa Smit (M; Smith)
      is the sister of Miss Susannah Wilhelmina Smit (S; Susanna; Smith, Susanna W)
      is the daughter of Mrs Hester Susannah Maria Smit (Hester Sus; Smith, Hester S A; Hester S M)
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.132
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.433 (193)
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.132
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.211
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.132
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.211


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.