John Robish

1844 - 1916  (72 years)

• Name	John Robish
  Born	1844	, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Anatomy Study	1916	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  House of Industry and Refuge	1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-98965
  Died	24 Jul 1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: Paralysis (2 months)
  Person ID	I98965	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	George Robish,   b. 31 Mar 1810, Hoss, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 25 Mar 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Christina,   b. 1808, , Germany ,   d. 16 May 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F25440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F36589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death at House of Refuge - The death occurred at the House of Refuge this morning of John Robish, aged 73 years. The deceased had been an inmate of the institution for two years. About a month ago he became afflicted, with a paralytic stroke. He had no known relatives or friends in this country. Berlin News Record - 24 July 1916

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 7. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 41. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 19. John Robish Died: 24 Jul 1916 Aged 73 Cause: Paralysis Comment and Remarks: Edward Lippert Sent to Toronto School of Anatomy [S375] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin News Record (title Berlin Daily Record, Berlin News Record) (1893- 1919), Obituary of John Robish - 24 Jul 1916.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1844 - , Germany Occupation - Labourer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Anatomy Study - 1916 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Paralysis (2 months) - 24 Jul 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth