BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Magaretha Elizabeth Smit
Other Names:Mrs Petrus Erasmus Johannes; Maria Magrieta Elizabeth; Maria Margrita Elizabeth
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:83363
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Date departure:22/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Irene RC
Tent number:78
Notes:RT 78
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:14/05/1901
Date departure:03/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:I 854
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:24/02/1902
Age departure:32
Date departure:06/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Wentworth RC
Tent number:RT 2154
Name:Wentworth RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:09/04/1902
Date departure:25/08/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Irene RC
Tent number:534
Farm History
Name:Trichaardspoort / Trichardtspoort / Trichartspoort / Arnosterpoort / Trichaardspunt
District:Pretoria
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:dead
Relationships
Mrs Maria Magaretha Elizabeth Smit (Mrs Petrus Erasmus Johannes; Maria Magrieta Elizabeth; Maria Margrita Elizabeth )
      is the mother of Master Daniel Wilhelm Jacobus Smit (Daniel Willem Jacobus)
      is the mother of Master Marthinus Smit (Martinus)
      is the mother of Master Petrus Erasmus Johannes Smit (Smith)
      is the mother of Miss Susanna Elizabeth Smit (Susannah Elizabetha)
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Martha Magdalena Smit
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0078
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:S 03
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 184
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. S 25
Title:DBC 153 Wentworth CR
Type:Camp register
Location:NASA
Reference No.:DBC 153
Notes:p.067


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.