BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cornelia Jacoba Smit
Other Names:Mrs William Johannes
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:White
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:119976
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:76
Date arrival:06/03/1902
Date departure:29/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Heidelberg
Tent number:497. See folio 117
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:29/08/1901
Age departure:46
Date departure:03/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred camp
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Farm History
Name:Blesboklaagte
District:Heidelberg
Notes:Blesboklaagte
Status of Husband
Type:on commando; family are undesirables
Notes:Willem Johannes
Relationships
Mrs Cornelia Jacoba Smit (Mrs William Johannes)
      is the relationship unknown of Mrs Elsie Johanna Smit (Mrs John Gabriel)
      is the mother of Mr Willem Johannes Smit
      is the grandmother of Master Jacobus Alwijn Smit
Sources
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.S 04
Title:DBC 60 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p. 082
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 64


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.