Josephine Thomas

1895 - 1961  (66 years)

• Name	Josephine Thomas
  Born	1895	, St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Race	black
  Occupation	1922	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	domestic worker
  	Employed by the Bowlby family for 39 years, buried close to the family in Mount Hope.
  Residence	1961	16 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-130441
  Died	11 Jul 1961	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I130441	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Josephine Thomas Josephine Thomas, 65, who had come to this community from the island of St. Kitts in the British West Indies 39 years ago, died Tuesday at her residence, 16 Margaret Ave., Kitchener. Except for two brief periods spent in New York City, she had been a domestic at the home of Mrs. D. S. Bowlby. There are no survivors. Rev. A. W. Dillistone of St. John's Anglican Church will officiate at a private memorial service at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record

  
  

• Sources

  [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Josephine Thomas 1896-1961

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - domestic worker - 1922 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1961 - 16 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Jul 1961 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth