BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Cornelius Alwyn Smit
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:38177
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:01/06/1901
Date departure:01/12/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Haenertsburg
Tent number:444
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein
District:Haenertsburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:26/5/1901, Haenertsburg
Relationships
Mr Cornelius Alwyn Smit
      is the husband of Mrs Martha Magdalena Johanna Smit
      is the father of Miss Anna Sophia Smit (Anna Sofia)
      is the father of Miss Johanna Amerentia Smit
      is the father of Miss Martha Magdalena Johanna Smit
      is the father of Miss Bella Katrina Smit
      is the father of Miss Cornelia Gertruida Smit
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.176


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.