BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Catharina Smit
Other Names:Smith, Maria Cathrina [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020124
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:33 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea & cancrum oris
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:18521
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Age departure:33
Date departure:24/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:taken by English; holds receipt
Tent number:RT 939
Farm History
Name:Wonderfontein
Name:Wonderfontein
District:Zeerust
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Christiaan Christoffel; brothers, Koos, Nicolaas & Cornelis, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Maria Catharina Smit (Smith, Maria Cathrina [DBC 75])
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Smith
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Smith
      is the mother of Miss Christina H Smith
      is the mother of Miss Maria Christina Smit
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.369
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:28/2/1902, p.236
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. S-185


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.