Thomas Rich

1803 - 1881  (78 years)

• Name	Thomas Rich
  Born	1803	, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1834	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	builder
  Occupation	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Insurance Agent
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-255046
  Died	27 Jan 1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: Old Age
  Buried	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I388137	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Brady,   b. 1806, , England ,   d. 15 Oct 1876, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Thomas Rich,   b. 1827, Gibalter ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Annie Rich,   b. 1833, , England ,   d. 3 Aug 1893, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   3. Robert Rich,   b. 1836, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary Rich,   b. 1839, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1915  (Age 76 years)   5. William Henry "Henry" Rich,   b. 1842, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F262437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The old Red store, for many years one of the land-marks of Galt, was put up by Mr. Shade in 1824. It was situated at the east end of Main Street bridge, where the Commercial buildings now are, and jutting out into the river between it and the bridge, was a high wooden pier, with a strong, upright post on the westerly corner. This was used as a wharf during the period that barges were employed on the river,and in after times, and for many years after it fell into decay, it was the daily resort of village urchins, who drew many a fine bass from beneath its rotting timbers. Mr. Thomas Rich, who had come to Canada from Gibraltar, during the previous year, found his first employment in Galt on the Red store.* He was at first somewhat disappointed in the country, and returned to Gibraltar in 1825, where his father was employed by the British Government in the Engineer's department. Two years afterwards, however, Mr. Rich returned to Galt, and has continued, with the exception of a few years, to reside in it ever since a period of over half a century. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young, 1880 Toronto: Hunter, Rose,

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 4. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 5 Page 51. [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. In memoriam/ Thomas RICH/ 1803 - 1881/ his wife/ Mary BRADY/ 1806 - 1876/ their daughters/ Annie/ 1833 - 1893/ Mary/ 1839 - 1915/ [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 018700 (1881). Name:Thomas Rich Gender:Male Age:78 Birth Date:abt 1803 Birth Place:England Death Date:27 Jan 1881 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1803 - , England Occupation - builder - 1834 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Insurance Agent - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Old Age - 27 Jan 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth