Thomas Barber

1848 - 1917  (69 years)

• Name	Thomas Barber
  Born	1848	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Office	Bef 1917
  	miller
  House of Industry and Refuge	1917	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-177208
  Died	1 Feb 1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: heart failure - congestion of lungs (3 days)
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I177208	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Barber,   b. 1817, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ellen Munroe,   b. 1819, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 3. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 7 Page 67. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 19. Thomas Barber Died: 01 Feb 1917 Aged 69 Cause: Heart Failure Comment and Remarks: Edward Lippert Buried by sister (Toronto) Mt. Hope

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1848 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart failure - congestion of lungs (3 days) - 1 Feb 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth