BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr France Petrus Smit
Other Names:Frans Petrus
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:White
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:120092
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:13/10/1901
Age departure:43
Date departure:08/07/1902
Reason departure:to farm
Destination:farm
Tent number:826, 907
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:10/08/1901
Date departure:11/10/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Heidelberg RC
Tent number:No 6 Bdgs / 1917
Farm History
Name:Blesboklaagte
District:Heidelberg
Relationships
Mr France Petrus Smit (Frans Petrus )
      is the father of Mr France Petrus Smit (Frans Pietrus)
      is the husband of Mrs France Petrus Smit (Frans Pietrus )
      is the father of Master Peter Frederick Smit (Peter Ferriera )
      is the son of Mrs Susarah Salmina K Smit
      is the Unknown of Miss Sussanah Smit
Sources
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.S 08, p.S 10
Title:DBC 60 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p. 136
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.149


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.