BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Marthinus Smit
Other Names:Martinus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:5 years 3 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:not given
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:83365
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:14/05/1901
Age departure:5
Date departure:10/07/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:I 854
Farm History
Name:Trichaardspoort / Trichardtspoort / Trichartspoort / Arnosterpoort / Trichaardspunt
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Master Marthinus Smit (Martinus)
      is the son of Mrs Maria Magaretha Elizabeth Smit (Mrs Petrus Erasmus Johannes; Maria Magrieta Elizabeth; Maria Margrita Elizabeth )
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.373
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:7/8/1901, p.1258
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 184


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.