BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Jacob Jacobus Smit
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:62045
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:07/08/1901
Date departure:01/07/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:257
Notes:RT 257
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Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:01/07/1902
Date arrival:date of departure from Balmoral RC
Farm History
Name:Weltevrede
District:Middelburg
Notes:share of farm
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:self: came from Wonderfontein Station, taken on farm, 7/8/1901
Relationships
Mrs Jacob Jacobus Smit
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Hermina Maria Smit
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Magdelena Smit
      is the mother of Miss Maria Susannah Gertruida Smit
      is the mother of Master Louis Johannes Smit
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:S 07
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0257


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.