Peter Bournes

1795 - 1886  (91 years)

• Name	Peter Bournes
  Born	1795	, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	1886	House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
  Occupation	1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	pauper
  Residence	1886	House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-128503
  Died	13 May 1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I128503	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 17320 (1886), Peter Bournes. Peter Bournes, d. 13 May 1886, aged 89, b. Germany, pauper, cause old age, Luthern

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1795 - , Germany House of Industry and Refuge - 1886 - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - pauper - 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1886 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 13 May 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth