BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Niclas Smit
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:68285
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:20/11/1900
Date departure:06/08/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Graslaagte, Lichtenburg
Stock into camp:29 cattle, 26 sheep, 200 goats, 1 wagone, 3 [illegible]
Tent number:T C
Farm History
Name:Lichtenburg
Notes:1 Erf
Name:Graslaagte
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:1000 morgen
Status
Type:ab abc
Relationships
Mr Johannes Niclas Smit
      is the husband of Mrs Louisa Maria Smit
      is the father of Miss Elizabeth Maria Smit
      is the father of Miss Louisa Maria Smit
      is the father of Master Johannes Jac Nicolas Smit
      is the father of Miss Jacoba Elizabeth Smit
      is the father of Miss Martha Maria Smit
      is the father of Miss Sophia Aletta Smit
      is the father of Miss baby Smit
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 236


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.