Michael Conway^{[1, 2]}

1821 - 1893  (72 years)

• Name	Michael Conway
  Born	1821	, Ireland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1879	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	railway man
  House of Industry and Refuge	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  		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.
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-48976
  Died	7 May 1893	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: Inflammatory rheumatism
  Buried	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I48976	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Frances "Fanny" Banell,   b. 1822, , Ireland ,   d. 7 Mar 1879, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Children	1. Sarah Conway,   b. 1845, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Conway,   b. 1846, Brookville, , New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Celia Conway,   b. 1847, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Frances Conway,   b. 1856, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Conway,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F18645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Mary Conway Born: Brookville New York State Us Age: 27 Father: Michael Conway Mother: Fanny Banell Born: abt 1846 Spouse: Thomas Burn Age: 27 born: Wexford County Ireland Father: James Burn Mother: Ann Kelly married 7 Jan 1873 married: Wellington, Guelph [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of Frances Banell - Conway - 14 Mar 1879. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 29. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 4. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 36. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg # No. 291 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1236. Michael Conway Died: 07 May 1893 Aged 68 Cause: Inflamatory Rheu. Body claimed by Hespler Friend Interred Hespeler Cemetery

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1821 - , Ireland Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - railway man - 1879 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Inflammatory rheumatism - 7 May 1893 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth