BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Barend Jacobus Smuts
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:62158
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:10/12/1901
Date departure:15/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:870
Notes:RT 870
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Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:20/02/1902
Date departure:10/07/1902
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:176 / 681
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:20/02/1902
Date departure:24/11/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Balmoral
Tent number:176
Farm History
Name:Hartjiesfontein
Notes:share of farm
Name:Vlakfontein
District:Middelburg
Notes:[DBC 127]
Status
Notes:came from Standerton, 10/12/1901
Relationships
Mr Barend Jacobus Smuts
      is the husband of Mrs Wilhelmina Johanna Smuts
      is the father of Master Gerhardus Martinus Smuts (Gerhardes Martines)
      is the father of Miss Wilhelmina Johanna Smuts
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:S 10
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0870
Title:DBC 127 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 127
Notes:p.344
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 23


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.