Charles Ahrens

1852 - 1903  (51 years)

• Name	Charles Ahrens
  Born	1852	, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  House of Industry and Refuge	1903	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.
  Name	Carl Ahrens
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-226723
  Died	23 Apr 1903	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: paralysis
  Person ID	I226723	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Anthony Ahrens,   b. 1815, , Germany ,   d. Bef 1881  (Age < 65 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Schmidt,   b. 6 May 1818, , Germany ,   d. 6 Jan 1895, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F10587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 11. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 59. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 14 No. 434 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1636. Chas. Ahrens Died: 23 Apr 1903 Aged 47 Cause: Paralysis

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1852 - , Germany Occupation - Labourer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: paralysis - 23 Apr 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth