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Henry Charles Wirsching

Male 1870 - 1948  (77 years)


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  • Name Henry Charles Wirsching 
    Born 30 Aug 1870  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Stone Mason 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mason 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mason, Building 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1922  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-88806 
    Died 1948  [8
    Buried Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I88806  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Carl "Charles" Wirsching,   b. 1837, Rudolstadt, , Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1910, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Margaret Schnitzer,   b. 9 Jan 1834, Marköbel, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1895  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1857  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F28375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rosalia "Rosa" Brustle,   b. 8 May 1878, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Walter H. Wirsching,   b. 6 Feb 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 66 years)
     2. Helen Wirsching,   b. Aug 1901,   d. 1889, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Florence "Helen" Wirsching,   b. 18 Aug 1901, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1989  (Age 87 years)
     4. Clarence Joseph Wirsching,   b. 24 Jul 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F23001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 18.

    2. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 56.

    3. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 10.

    4. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 11.

    5. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 49.

    6. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 005599 (1870).
      Name:Henry Charles Wirsching Date of Birth:30 Aug 1870 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Charles Wirsching Mother's name:Margarettha Schmster

    7. [S1138] News - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Galt Evening Reporter, Obituary of Edward Wirsching - December 6, 1922, page 4.

    8. [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link.
      [North] Henry Wirsching/ 1870 - 1948/ Rose Brustle/ His Beloved Wife/ 1878 - 1954/ Rest In Peace/ Wirsching/ [A] Mother/ [South] Helen/ 1901 - 1989/ Coletta/ 1921 - 1978/ Wirsching/ [A] Helen.

    9. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameCarl Wirsching
      Marriage Age20
      Record TypeMarriage
      Birth Dateabt 1837
      Birth PlaceBrochan, Schwarzburg, Rufolstadt
      Res: Preston
      Marriage Date28 Aug 1857
      Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Martin Wirsching
      Mother Friederika Högfner
      Spouse Margareth Schnitzer
      Marriage Age21
      Birth PlaceMarkövel Churhessen
      Res: Preston
      Father Henry Schnitzer
      Mother Wilhelmina Strempel

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Aug 1870 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Stone Mason - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason, Building - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1922 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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