BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Aleta Smit
Other Names:Smith, Aletta Maria
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:114910
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:24/01/1901
Date departure:02/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith
Stock into camp:Yes
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date departure:24/07/1902
Reason departure:left camp to proceed to
Destination:Reitz, Dist Bethlehem
Tent number:176 / 286
Farm History
Name:Smit family
Town:Reitz
District:Bethlehem
Name:Nelsrust / Nel's Rust
Town:Reitz
District:Bethlehem
Notes:nil
Status of Husband
Type:burgher, on commando
Notes:Alwijn Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Aleta Smit (Smith, Aletta Maria)
      is the Unknown of Miss S M van Barneveldt (Sophia Maria)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.05
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p. 103


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.