BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gertruida Magdalena Smith
Other Names:Smit
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011231
Age died:31 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:heart disease
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:68620
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Age departure:31
Date departure:31/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Waterkloof
District:Zeerust
Notes:nil
Relationships
Mrs Gertruida Magdalena Smith (Smit)
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Elizabeth Smith (Smit)
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Franzois ? Smith
      is the mother of Miss Christina Hendrina Wilhelmina Smith (Smit, Christina Hendrina)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.369
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 246
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:31/1/1902, p.109


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.