BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Mattheus Johannes Smith
Other Names:Schmidt; Smith, Johs M
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Barberton RC
Age died:2 years 7 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:bronchitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:111504
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:19/07/1901
Date departure:21/09/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:534 /8
Farm History
Name:Sterkstroom
District:Middelburg
Name:Schmidt family
Town:Roossenekal
Relationships
Master Mattheus Johannes Smith (Schmidt; Smith, Johs M)
      is the son of Mrs Susanna Abigehael Smith
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.357
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:1/11/1901, p.1576
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.187


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.