BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacob Johannes Smit
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:29 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:dysentery
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:85649
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:02/05/1901
Date departure:17/06/1901
Date departure:July 1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Zanddrift
District:Middelburg
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:21 Apr 1901
Relationships
Mr Jacob Johannes Smit
      is the husband of Mrs Jacob Johannes Smit
      is the father of Master Nicolas Jacobus Smit
      is the father of Master Christoffel Bernardus Smit
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.373
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:224/7/1901, p.1210
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 279


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.