William Cape

1829 - 1913  (83 years)

• Name	William Cape
  Born	2 Nov 1829	, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1866	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Immigration	1873  [1]
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Teacher
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Christadelphian
  House of Industry and Refuge	1913	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-46750
  Died	31 May 1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: old age - senile debility - erysipelas
  Buried	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I46750	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-1 Page 10. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 2. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 17 No. 1451 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 118. William Cape Died: 31 May 1913 Aged 84 Cause: Erysipelas Comment and Remarks: Edward Lippert Entered; Buried by friends in Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Nov 1829 - , England Immigration - 1866 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christadelphian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - senile debility - erysipelas - 31 May 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth