BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Janetta Elizabeth Smit
Other Names:Martha Elizabeth
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:32 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:94021
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:24/04/1901
Date departure:17/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Smit family
District:Cape Colony
Name:Groenvlei
District:Smithfield
Status of Husband
Type:pow, no oath of neturality
Notes:Francois Alwyn, Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Janetta Elizabeth Smit (Martha Elizabeth)
      is the mother of Master Barget Gottlieb Smit (Lynet)
      is the mother of Miss Martha Johanna Smit
      is the mother of Master Francois Allwyn Smit
      is the mother of Master Marcus Albertus Smit
      is the mother of Master Pieter de Villiers Smit (Smith)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.274
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:27/12/1901, p.745
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.207


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.