BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Breggie Elizabeth Susanna Smit
Other Names:Mrs Gert Cornelis; Smith; Brekkie Elizabeth Susanna; Smit, Eliz B S
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Belfast RC
Age died:37 years 3 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia & heart disease
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:84805
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:02/06/1901
Date departure:10/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:II 696
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:21/08/1901
Age departure:37
Date departure:12/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:370
Farm History
Name:Uitkomst
District:Carolina
Status of Husband
Type:On commando
Relationships
Mrs Breggie Elizabeth Susanna Smit (Mrs Gert Cornelis; Smith; Brekkie Elizabeth Susanna; Smit, Eliz B S)
      is the mother of Master Gert Cornelis Smit
      is the mother of Master Andries Adrian Smit (Andries Adriaan)
      is the mother of Master Henning Jacobus Smit (Helen Jacobus)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.375
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:8/11/1901, p.1608
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 246
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.059


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.