Annie Watson
Annie Watson was fifteen years old when she became pregnant and entered the Poorhouse in 1891.
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Category: People
Joseph Clough
Joseph or John Clough was first admitted to the poorhouse on September 17th 1890. The logbook states that he was crippled, 54 years old, and Living in Galt for 30 years before. He escaped from the poorhouse on August 21 1891.
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Hibner Family
Several of the Hibner family members came to live and die in the Poorhouse during the second half of the nineteenth century. Daniel Hibner, who never stayed in the Poorhouse but had many relatives that did, became a prominent figure in Kitchener from being the mayor of Berlin in 1894 and founding a furniture under his name.
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Herbert Joseph Bowman
Herbert Joseph Bowman was the Inspector of the House from 1906 until his death in 1916. He was also a prominent member on the County Council, holding the position of County Clerk and Treasurer from 1896 until 1916.
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Meinrod Ochsner
Meinrod Ochsner was the only inmate recorded as having a physical altercation with the then-Keeper of the House, Peter Itter.
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Jemima Frame
Jemima Frame came from a well-off marriage but unfortunately due to becoming a widow and having no other source of income or financial security, Jemima was treated very poorly when she lived in the Poorhouse which amounted to her death in 1888. The incident is brought to light during the 1893 trial against the Itter’s management.
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