William Cummings

1827 - 1901  (74 years)

• Name	William Cummings
  Born	1827	, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farm Servant
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Scot. Presb.
  House of Industry and Refuge	1901	House of Industry and Refuge, 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.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-133941
  Died	20 Feb 1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I133941	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  1871 - William Cummings is staying with George Burnett.

  
  

• Sources

  [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 44.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1827 - , Scotland Occupation - Farm Servant - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Scot. Presb. - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1901 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Feb 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth