BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Jacobus Smit
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:79193
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Date departure:01/12/1902
Reason departure:1mr
Destination:Left for farm
Tent number:RT 38/ I 570
Farm History
Name:Groeifontein / Groenfontein
District:Middelburg
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:24 Apr 1901
Relationships
Mr Willem Jacobus Smit
      is the husband of Mrs Willem Jacobus Smit
      is the father of Master Andries Jacobus Smit
      is the father of Master Cornelis Johannes Smit
      is the father of Master Willem Jacobus Smit
      is the father of Miss Susanna Aletta Smit
      is the father of Miss Johanna Catharina Smit
      is the father of Miss Elizabeth Maria Smit
      is the father of Miss Francina Smit
      is the father of Miss Elizabetha Maria Smit
Sources
Title:DBC 82 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 82
Notes:p. 56
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 189


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.