BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Sophia Smit
Other Names:Mrs Frans Petrus
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:134844
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:11/07/1901
Date departure:17/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:K39 / 1790
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:21/02/1902
Date departure:29/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Heidelberg
Tent number:205
Farm History
Name:Vaalbank
District:Bethal or Heidelberg
Name:Blesboklaagte
District:Heidelberg
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Frans Petrus
Relationships
Mrs Hester Sophia Smit (Mrs Frans Petrus)
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Alwyn Smit (Jacobus Allewyn )
      is the mother of Master Frans Petrus Smit
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.141
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 26


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.