BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Louisa Sophia Smit
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:89296
Camp History
Name:Springfontein_74/1
Date arrival:10 Nov 1902
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:17/06/1901
Date departure:10/11/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Springfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Schuinskop
District:Fauresmith
Status of Husband
Type:pow, no oath of neutrality
Notes:Alwyn Schalk, India
Relationships
Mrs Louisa Sophia Smit
      is the mother of Master Erasmus Johannes Smit
      is the mother of Miss Louisa Combrink Smit
      is the mother of Master baby Smit (unnamed male)
      is the niece of Mrs Jacomina Jacoba Elizabeth van Niekerk
      is the cousin of Mr Christoffel Johannes van Niekerk
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.011


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.