Personal Details Name: Mr Gert Willem 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: 68294 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 43 Date arrival: 01/01/1901 Stock into camp: 1 wagon, 3 cows, 3 calves Tent number: T 31F C Farm History Name: Zoetemelksvlei / Zoetmelksvallei / Zoetmelksvlei District: Lichtenburg Notes: nil Status Type: ab abc Relationships Mr Gert Willem Smit       is the husband of Mrs Anna C Berendina Smit       is the father of Miss Anna C Berendina Smit       is the father of Master Gert Willem Smit       is the father of Master Willem Niclaas Fredr Smit       is the father of Master Philippus Johannes Smit       is the father of Miss Gertruida Willemina Smit       is the father of Master Pieter Carolus Smit       is the father of Master Floorice Johannes Smit       is the father of Master Christian Hendrik Smit       is the adoptive father of Master Pieter James Leslie       is the father of Master Berend Johannes 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.