BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Helena Elizabeth Smit
Other Names:Mrs Johannes Petrus
Born in camp? No
Date death:27/06/1901
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:21 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:The death may be incorrect since she appears in both registers.
Unique ID:84484
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:13/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:I 1077
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:14/09/1901
Reason departure:moved to town
Destination:Machadadorp
Tent number:485
Farm History
Name:Rietvlei
District:Carolina
Relationships
Mrs Helena Elizabeth Smit (Mrs Johannes Petrus)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Petrus Smit (Smith)
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Smit
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.372
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 233
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.076


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.