BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Maria Christina Smit
Born in camp? No
Date death:19010818
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:1 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:18523
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Age departure:1
Date departure:18/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 939
Farm History
Name:Wonderfontein
Name:Wonderfontein
District:Zeerust
Relationships
Miss Maria Christina Smit
      is the daughter of Mrs Maria Catharina Smit (Smith, Maria Cathrina [DBC 75])
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.369
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:11/9/1901, p.1361
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.