Robert Campbell

1815 - 1878  (63 years)

• Name	Robert Campbell
  Born	1815	, Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	shoemaker
  	Staying with Walter Benn a shoemaker.
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Shoemaker
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	United Presbyterian
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Shoemaker
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Presb.
  House of Industry and Refuge	1878	House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		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-303589
  Died	24 Nov 1878	House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Cause: chronic dysentery
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I303589	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Jane,   b. 1830, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Robert Campbell,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Campbell,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F228345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 14. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 5. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Page 39. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 4 No. 97. Robert Campbell Died: 24 Nov 1878 63 Cause: Was Dyssrephtis? & inclinded to trouble of liver since admission fore years ago. Got a bad fall during night in Nov & died within a week. Claimed and remarks: by sons Robert & John Campbell interred in Mt. Hope Cemetery of Berlin [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Nov 1878. Died 25 Nov 1878 Robert Campbell died in the poor-house in Berlin at age of 60 years

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1815 - , Ireland Occupation - shoemaker - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1878 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: chronic dysentery - 24 Nov 1878 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth