George Bishop^[1]

1792 - 1873  (81 years)

• Name	George Bishop
  Born	1792	, Germany   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	1871	House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, 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.
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Inmate of Poor House
  Residence	1871	House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-90402
  Died	19 Jan 1873	House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I90402	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Labut,   b. 1796, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Francis Bischoff,   b. 1834, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Gertrude Catherine Bishop,   b. 1837, Bunberg, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F23382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Franciscus Bishoff b. Bavaria res: Bamberg, Wellesley Township Age: 25 born abt 1835 father: George mother: Maria Ann Laroch married Francesca Mayer Age:: 16 born abt 1844 b. Reinfelder, Helvitia Spouse res: Wellesley Township father: Antoino mother: Caroline Kimule married 14 Feb 1860 county: Waterloo [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 2. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener. George Bischop 19 Jan 1873 80 y Cause: Old Age Claimed and remarks: John Conrad son in law of decd. interred in R. C. Cemetery

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1792 - , Germany House of Industry and Refuge - 1871 - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Inmate of Poor House - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 19 Jan 1873 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth