John Cromarty

1850 - 1898  (48 years)

• Name	John Cromarty
  Born	1850	, Manitoba, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Plasterer
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Plasterer
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  House of Industry and Refuge	1898	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  		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-153237
  Died	22 Feb 1898	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: consumption
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I153237	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Cromarty,   b. 1819, , Scotland ,   d. Bef 1881  (Age < 61 years)
  Mother	Ann Spencer,   b. 1827, , Quebec, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F38385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?,   b. CA 1850,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Children	1. Lettie Cromarty,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F253762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 58. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 1 Page 4. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 12 No. 359 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1584. John Cromarty Died: 22 Feb 1898 Aged 50 Cause: Consumption Taken by brother - Jas. Cromarty Buried in Galt Cemetery [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 32.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1850 - , Manitoba, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Plasterer - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Plasterer - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: consumption - 22 Feb 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth