Hugo Werthman

1823 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Hugo Werthman
  Born	1823	, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Crime	1859
  	grave robbing
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Furrier
  Residence	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Protestant
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-260342
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I260342	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Friederika,   b. 1815, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F230154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hugo was hired in 1859 to help Dr. Frederick Christ as a gravedigger interring bodies in the Kitchener area. He and Dr. Christ also robbed graves and removed their flesh to sell the skeletons to medical facilities for medical instruction.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 1 Page 6.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1823 - , Germany Occupation - Furrier - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Protestant - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth