BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Sophia Smit
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:157419
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:02/03/1901
Date departure:28/02/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Wentworth RC
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 825
Name:Wentworth RC
Farm History
Name:Leeuwfontein
District:Ventersdorp
Notes:erf Leeuwfontein
Status of Husband
Type:on commando (Smuts)
Notes:John Hendrik; not known if other relatives are fighting
Relationships
Mrs Sophia Smit
      is the mother of Master Nicolaas Smit
      is the mother of Miss Wilhelmina Smit
      is the mother of Master Dedrick Smit
      is the mother of Master Willem Smit
      is the mother of Miss Sofia Susara Smith (Smit)
      is the mother of Master Philip Johannes Smith (Smit, Phillippus J)
      is the mother of Miss Fransina P Smith (Smit, Cena [DBC 75])
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. S-175


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.