BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Aletta Elizabeth Smith
Other Names:Smit
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011201
Age died:7 years 4 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:68621
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:7
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Age departure:7
Date departure:01/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Waterkloof
District:Marico
Name:Waterkloof
District:Zeerust
Relationships
Miss Aletta Elizabeth Smith (Smit)
      is the daughter of Mrs Gertruida Magdalena Smith (Smit)
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:10/1/1902, p.39


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.