BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Cathrina Smit
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:112952
Camp History
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:18/07/1901
Reason departure:transferred camp
Destination:Durban RC
Tent number:260
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:06/03/1902
Date departure:25/11/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Irene
Tent number:505
Farm History
Name:Vaalspruit / Valspruit
District:Pretoria
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Cornelis Abram
Relationships
Mrs Maria Cathrina Smit
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Johanna Smit
      is the mother of Master Cornelius Abraham Smit (Cornelis Abram)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Jacoba Smit (Jacoba Johanna)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Paulus Smit
Sources
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.042
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 65


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.