William Francis Dearling

1889 - 1920  (31 years)

• Name	William Francis Dearling
  Born	8 May 1889	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Christened	2 May 1890	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	School
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer, Foundry
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Salvation Army
  House of Industry and Refuge	1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  		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-211551
  Died	24 Nov 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: kidney troubles - bright's disease of kidney (3 or 4 months)
  Buried	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I211551	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Francis Dearling,   b. 24 Oct 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1947, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Loveday "Lovedy" Beer,   b. 31 Mar 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Apr 1888	Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F190513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 12. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 9. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 30. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 22 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 2207. William Darling Died: 24 Nov 1920 Aged 31 Cause: Kidney Trouble Comment and Remarks: Ed Lippert Handed over to Galt [S101] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register - transcript of cards, Kitchener Public Library. Wm. Francis Dearling b. 08 May 1889 Galt Baptised 02 May 1890 Galt Child Of Wm. Francis Dearling & Lovedy Dearling Residence: Galt Volume 4 Page 327 Rev. A. Cunningham [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: William Durling Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 08 Apr 1888 Event Place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Sex: Male Age: 24 Birth Year (Estimated): 1864 Ontario Occ: laborer - Strathroy Father's Name: John Mother's Name: Elizabeth Spouse's Name: Lovedy Beer Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1864 US Res: Hespeler Spouse's Father's Name: John Beer Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 May 1889 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 2 May 1890 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - School - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Foundry - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Salvation Army - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: kidney troubles - bright's disease of kidney (3 or 4 months) - 24 Nov 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth