BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Cecilia 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:157703
Camp History
Name:Wentworth RC
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:05/04/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Wentworth RC
Stock into camp:partly taken by English, no receipt
Tent number:RT 894
Farm History
Name:Doornbult
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Jan Gysbert; brothers-in-law, Marthinus & Gert Smith, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Johanna Cecilia Smit
      is the mother of Master Piet Smit
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Smit
      is the mother of Master Philippus Jakobus L Smith (Smit, Phil J L; Smit, Phillip [DBC 75])
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. S-184


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.