James H. Conway

1816 - 1903  (87 years)

• Name	James H. Conway
  Born	1816	, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  		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.
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	House of Industry
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-163648
  Died	28 Jun 1903	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	Cause: Bright's Disease
  Buried	29 Jun 1903	House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I163648	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - St. John the Evangelist Church of England. James H. Conway, buried 29 Jun 1903, aged 86, residence: Berlin, d. 28 Jun 1903, Inmate House of Refuge, buried House of Refuge Burying Ground [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 37. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 14 No. 436 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1394. Jas. H. Conway Died: 28 Jun 1903 Aged 86 Cause: Bright's Disease

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1816 - , Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - House of Industry - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Bright's Disease - 28 Jun 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 29 Jun 1903 - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth