BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Cornelius Smit
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:157673
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:27/06/1901
Date departure:29/08/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Kroonstad
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 773
Name:Kroonstad RC
Farm History
Name:Dubbelpan / Dubbelepan
District:Kroonstad
Notes:no property
Status
Type:AB, ABC
Notes:left for Colenso, 26/07/1901, returned, did not go; brother, Piet, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Hendrik Cornelius Smit
      is the husband of Mrs Susanna Johanna Smit
      is the father of Master Jan Smit
      is the father of Miss Johanna Smit
      is the father of Master Hendrik Smit
      is the father of Master Hermanus Smit
      is the father of Miss Johanna A Smit
      is the father of Master Jacobus Smit (Smith, Jacs Oostewalt)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. S-183


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.