BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cornelia Gerthruida Smit
Other Names:Mrs Cornelis Gerhardus; Smidt, Cornelia Gertruida
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:84487
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:20/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:II 654
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:20/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:360
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:06/03/1902
Date departure:10/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Belfast
Tent number:533
Farm History
Name:Zevenfontein / Zevensfontein
District:Carolina
Name:Cijferfontein
District:Carolina
Status of Husband
Type:On commando
Notes:Cornelis Gerhardes
Relationships
Mrs Cornelia Gerthruida Smit (Mrs Cornelis Gerhardus; Smidt, Cornelia Gertruida)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Petrus Smit (Jan Pieter)
      is the adoptive mother of Master Johannes Petrus Stoltz
      is the mother of Master Jan Pieter Jeremias Smit (Smidt, Jan Pieter)
      is the mother of Master Cornelis Gerhardus Smit (Smidt, Cornelis Gerhardes)
      is the mother of Miss Gertruda Cornelia Smit (Gerthruida Cornelia; Smidt, Gertruida Cornelia)
      is the mother of Miss Susanna Barendina Salomina Smit (Susarah Barendina; Smidt, Susara Barendina)
      is the mother of Miss Susanna Dorothea Smidt
Sources
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 234
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.058
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 69


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.