Personal Details Name: Mr Benjamin Smit Other Names: B J Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: shoemaker Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 115010 Camp History Name: Harrismith RC Age arrival: 30 Date arrival: 24/01/1901 Date departure: 24/05/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Pietermaritzburg RC Name: Pietermaritzburg RC Age arrival: 32 Date arrival: 25/05/1902 Date departure: 09/09/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Jacobs Siding RC Tent number: 781/2887 Name: Jacobs Siding RC Age arrival: 32 Date arrival: 09/09/1902 Date arrival: date of departure from Pietermaritzburg RC Farm History Name: Smit family Town: Reitz District: Bethlehem Relationships Mr Benjamin Smit (B J)       is the husband of Mrs Elizabeth Smit (E D)       is the father of Master Benjamin Smit (B J)       is the father of Miss Engela Smit       is the father of Master Willem Smit (W J)       is the father of Miss Cornelia Smit (C J)       is the father of Master Adrian Smit (A A)       is the father of Master Zul Smit (illegible; Z V) Sources Title: SRC 80 Harrismith CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 80 Notes: p.09 Title: DBC 135 Pietermaritzburg Type: Camp register Location: TAB Reference No.: DBC 135 Notes: p.340

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.