ADAMS, Ezra C. was born in 1787 in the United States and died on December 31, 1871, Methodist Episcopal and was received on trial in 1814 and was ordained in 1819. Methodist Episcopal Conference 1814-1832, 1815-1816 Bay of Quinte, 1817 Hallowell, 1818-1819 Ottawa, 1820-18121 Thames, 1822-1823 Niagara, 1823 Hallowell (Prince Edward Co.), 1830 Yonge St, 1831-1835 London/Munceytown, 1835-1836 Prescott/Augusta, 1836-1839 Nelson, 1840 Toronto, 1841 Woolwich/Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1842 Queen's Bush (Wellington Co.), 1842-1844 Newmarket, 1845-1846 Markham, 1846 Pickering, 1847 Bradford, 1848 Stratford, 1849-1874 Drayton (Wellington Co.), 1851-1855 Peel (Wellington Co.) superannuated, 1863 Drayton (Wellington Co.), 1871 Peel (Wellington Co.)
BARBER, Isaac was was received on trial in 1850 at St. Catharines and ordained in 1853, Welseyan Methodist, 1849 Grimsby, 1850 St. Catharines, 1851 Binbrook/Glandford/Seneca, 1852 Bradford, 1853 Stratford, 1854-1855 Huntingdon, 1856 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1856 Nichol (Wellington Co.), 1857 Galt, 1857-1858 Port Dover, 1859-1861 Lynedoch, 1861 Garafraxa (Wellington Co.), 1862-1863 London Circuit, 1864 Mt. Forest (Grey Co.), 1864-1865 Strathroy, moved to U.S. in 1866
BOOTH, James was born in 1781 in Yorkshire England, and died Jan 22, 1854 in Kingston. He was received on trial in 1816 at Montreal and ordained in 1819, Wesleyan Methodist, 1816-1817 Montreal, 1818 Bay of Quinte, 1819-1820 Kingston, 1819 preached in York, 1821 Quebec, 1822-1823 St. Armand, 1824 Odelltown, 1824-1826 Quebec, 1827-1828 Kingston, 1829-1830 Stanstead, 1831-1832 Shefford, 1833-1835 Odelltown, 1836 St. Armand, 1837 Three Rivers, 1838-1844 Kingston (retired) 1845 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1846 Peterborough, 1847-1848 Simcoe, 1849-1853 Kingston (Frontenac Co.)
BREDIN, John was born in 1820 in Ireland and died in 1891, Wesleyan Methodist and was received on trial in 1843 at Goderich. In 1847 he was ordained at Guelph and was received at Toronto Conference. He married Sarah Ann Storm their daughter Mary Amelia died in Cobourg on May 1, 1858 at the age of 4 years and their son Samuel Storm died in Cobourg on Apr 29 1858 at 6 years old, 1842 London, 1843 Goderich, 1844 Woodstock/Stratford, 1845 Toronto West, 1846 Peterborough/Rice Lake, 1847-1848 Norfolk St. Guelph/Puslinch (Wellington Co.), 1847-1848 Upper Woolwich/Elora/Eramosa (Wellington Co.), 1849-1850 Cobourg, 1851 St. Thomas, 1852-1853 Barton/Hamilton, 1854-1855 Toronto East, 1856 Cobourg, 1857-1858 Arthur (Wellington Co.), 1858 Cobourg, 1859-1860 Woodstock, 1861-1863 Brockville, 1864-1865 Baltimore/Grafton, 1866-1868 Yonge Street North, 1869-1871 Yonge Street South, 1871 York East, 1872-1873-1874 Bowmanville, 1875-1877 Barrie, 1878 Walkerton, 1879-1880 Alliston, Journal Secretary of the General Conferences of 1874 and 1878 also of the Toronto Conference from 1874 to 1878 inclusive, Chairman of District 1874 to 1880. Delegate to the first General Conference, Toronto, 1874. On March 13, 1848 Rev. Bredin gave a lecture on "the moral influence of the Press" to the Guelph Mechanics' Institute at the Wellington County Courthouse, 1848 officer of the Guelph Branch of the Upper Canada Bible Society.
BROCK, James was born in 1812 in Ireland and died in May 1901 in Kingston and was received on trial in 1831 Methodist Episcopal, 1830 Rideau, 1831 Bonchire, 1832 Mississippi, 1833 joined Wesleyan Conference, 1835 Perth (Lanark Co.), 1836 Bytown, 1838 Elizabethtown, 1839 Cobourg, 1841 Quebec, 1843 Stanstead, 1846 St. Johns, 1849 Huntingdon, 1852-1855 Odelltown Montreal, 1855-1857 Ottawa, 1858-1860 Brockville, 1861-1863 Norfolk Street Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1864 Smith, 1865 Peterborough, 1866-1867 Prescott, 1868-1871 St. Catharines, 1872-1874 Lindsay, 1878 Kingston (Frontenac Co.)
BROWNELL, Stephen A. was born in 1801 in Ontario and died on March 22, 1871 and was buried at Craighurst Presyterian Cemetery, Medonte Twp., Simcoe Co. His son Stephen Cornelius died in Flos Twp. 24 June 1856 at the age of 2 years old. He was received on trial in 1834-1835 in Ottawa, 1833 Clarendon, 1836 Crosby, 1837 Mississippi, 1838 ordained at Clarendon, 1839-1840 Pembrooke/Bonechire, 1841 Owen Sound, 1842-1844 Norfolk Street Guelph District, 1843 Waterloo, 1843-1844 Nichol (Wellington Co.), 1844 Elora & Fergus (Wellington Co.), 1845 Woolwich (Wellington Co.), 1845 Agent for Connexional Funds, 1846 Grand River, 1847-1848 Chippewa, 1848 Wellesley (Waterloo Co.), 1849 Puslinch (Wellington Co.), 1850 Erin (Wellington Co.), 1850 Toronto/Durham Road, 1851 Kincardine, 1851 St. Vincent/Artemisia Twp. (Simcoe Co.), 1852-1854 Medonte/Vespra/Tiny/Penetanguishene (Simcoe Co.), 1855 Flos/Orillia, 1856-1858 Southampton, 1857 Woolwich, 1859 Arran (Bruce Co.), 1859-1863 Cape Crocker (Bruce Co.) 1862-1863 Peel/Erin (Wellington Co.), 1863-1869 Avonmore/Moulinette retired, 1871 Cornwall Twp. (Stormont),
BYERS, Henry was born in 1811 in Ireland and died in 1890 and was received on trial in 1838 in Gosfield and was ordained in 1842, Wesleyan Methodist, 1839 London, 1840 Oxford, 1840 Barrie, 1841 Amherstburg, 1842 Adelaide/Warwick, 1843 Brantford/Grand River, 1844 Puslinch Twp. (Wellington Co.), 1844 Peterboro, 1845 Goderich, 1846 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1847-1855 Kingston supernumerary, 1869 Kingston, 1871 Cataraqui (Kingston) (retired), 1880 deposed from the office of the ministry,
CARROLL, John D.D. was born in 1809 Niagara-on-the-Lake and died in 1884 and is buried at Victoria Lawn, St Catharines (Section L) Grantham Twp. Lincoln Co., and he was received in 1829 at Cobourg, Methodist Episcopal, 1827 Scarborough/Toronto Twp. (4 months), 1828 Belleville/Stirling (Hastings Co.), 1829 Cobourg, 1830-1831 Perth, ordained in 1832 at Bytown/Ottawa, 1833 joined Wesleyan Conference, 1834 Matilda, 1835-1836 Brockville, 1837-1838 Cobourg, 1839 tutor Upper Canada Academy Cobourg, 1840 Brockville, 1840 Kingston, 1841 Bytown Chairman, 1842-1843 Prescott Chairman, 1844-1845 Kingston Chairman, 1845 Augusta (Johnstown), 1846-1847 Toronto East, 1848-1850 London Chairman, 1851-1853 Hamilton (Main St.) Chairman, 1854-1855 St. John's/Montreal C.E., 1855-1857 Belleville (Hastings Co.) Chairman, 1858-1860 Ottawa Chairman, 1861-1863 Monaghan (Peterborough Co.) Chairman, 1864-1866 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.) Chairman, 1867 Puslinch (Wellington Co.), 1868 Grantham (Lincoln Co.), 1867-1868 Humberstone St. Catharines Chairman, 1869 General Agent S.S. Union, Toronto, 1870-1871 Yorkville (retired), 1872 Rochesterville (retired), 1873 Leslieville (retired), 1873 Ottawa, 1874-1881 Don Mount Toronto (York Co.), Author or "Past and Present", "Case and Cotemporaries" 5 vols, "School of the Prophets", The Stripling Preacher", "Life of Robert Corson", and several Tractates.
CASSIDY, Francis A. M.A. died in Apr 1924 in Enderby British Columbia., 1899-1902 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1904-1905 Trustee Norfolk Street Guelph, In 1906 he was living at 3 Gakim Aoyama, Tokoyo, Japan, 1906 Sapporo Japan
CLARKE, Richard was born in 1820 in Ireland and died in 1890. He was received on trial in 1851 at Kingston, Wesleyan Methodist, 1852 Crowland, 1853 Thorold/St. Catharines, 1854 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1854 Elora/Nichol/Pilkington (Wellington Co.), ordained in 1855 at Hemmingsford, 1856-1857 St. John's, 1858 Farmersville, 1859-1861 Maitland, 1862-1863 Moulinette, 1863 Maryborough (Wellington Co.), 1864-1865 Odessa/Osnabruck (Stormont), 1866-1868 Erin (Wellington Co.), 1869-1871 Welland, 1872-1873 Millbrook, 1874-1876 Norwood, 1877 Lloydtown, 1878 Schomberg, 1879 Rosemont, 1880 St. Vincent, Financial Secretary 1874
COOLEY, John W. was born on November 27, 1852 in Toronto Twp. and was the son of Thomas Cooley a member of Norfolk St. Methodist Church in Guelph (Wellington Co.) and entered ministry. In 1869 he became a public school teacher, and in 1873 was appointed master of the Senior Boys' School in Guelph. At this date he became a member of the Methodist Church, and secretary of the Guelph YMCA. He was received on trial in 1874 in Elora, Wesleyan Methodist, 1874-1875 Listowel, 1876 Hamilton, 1877 Stratford, and was ordained in 1878 in Elmira, 1882 Jerseyville, 1885 Dunnville, 1888 Hamilton, 1891 Journal Secretary of Niagara Conference, 1891 Colbourne Street Brantford. 1906 Grimsby, his mother died May 12, 1904. In 1878 he married Miss Keeling of Guelph, and she died in 1885. She was organist at Norfolk Street in Guelph from 1878-1885.
COONEY, Robert M.A., D.D. was born in 1800, was received on trial in 1831 in the Eastern British America Conference, Wesleyan Methodist. He died on March 17th, 1870 and was buried at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St Catharines (Section B)Grantham Twp. Lincoln Co., 1831-1832 Prince Edward Island, 1833-1834 Liverpool N.S., 1835 Halifax, 1836-1837 Guysboro N.S., 1838-1839 Odelltown, 1840-1842 Stanstead, 1843-1844 Montreal, 1845-1846 Toronto West, 1847 Carlton N.B., 1848-1851 St. John N.B., 1852-1854 St. Stephen N.B., 1855 St. John's C.E., 1856-1857 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1858 Eramosa Twp. (Wellington Co.), 1858-1859 London Chairman of District, 1860-1867 St. Catharines retired 1865, 1868-1869 Toronto North (retired)
COSFORD, Thomas was born in 1814 in England, Wesleyan Methodist and was received on trial in 1839 at Murray Twp., died in 1892 and is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, London, (Middlesex Co.). He married Nancy and their daughter Cecilia Ann died 19 Sept 1855 in Bowmanville only 2 weeks old. Their daughter Lavinia Harriet died 12 Feb 1860 in Goderich 6 mos old. Their daughter Maria Isadore died in Eglington May 8, 1864 age 2 mos 22 days, 1840 Grimsby, 1841 Thorold/St. Catharines, 1842 Simcoe, 1843-1844 ordained at Nelson/Whitchurch, 1845-1846 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1845 Nichol (Wellington Co.), 1846-1847 Eramosa/Nichol/Garafraxa/Woolwich (Wellington Co.), 1847-1848 Richmond/York/Seneca, 1848 Superintendent at Simcoe, 1849-1850 Nelson (Halton Co.), 1851-1853 Drummondville/Niagara, 1854-1856 Bowmanville, 1855 Peel Twp. (Wellington Co.), 1856 Cartwright, 1856 Darlington (Durham), 1857 Stratford Chairman Goderich District, 1858 Blanshard (Oxford Co.), 1858 Stanley (Huron Co.), 1858-1860 Goderich, 1861-1862 St. Mary's, 1863-1865 Eglington/Yonge Street (York Co.), 1865 Stamford (Welland Co.), 1866-1868 Millbrook/Cavan (Durham) Chairman Peterborough District, 1869-1870 Whitby, 1871-1873 Strathroy, 1874 Mount Forest (Wellington Co.), 1875-1880 Governor of the Mount Elgin Industrial Institute, Muncey, Ontario. Chairman of District 1874, Delegate to the first General Conference, Toronto, 1874 and the General Conference in Montreal in 1878
CREWS, H.W. 1906 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.)
DOUSE, John was born in 1802 in England Wesleyan Methodist and was received on trial and ordained in 1834-1835 at Grand River. He died in 1886 and his daughter Isabella Louisa died of cholera 26 Jan 1858 in London C.W. In 1835 ordained for "Missionary work" at Conference in Hamilton, 1834-1835 Grand River, 1836 St. Catharines/Thorold, 1836 Salt Springs/Brantford, 1837 Cobourg, 1838-1840 St. Clair, 1841-1844 Belleville, 1842-1843 Puslinch (Wellington Co.), 1845-1847 Binbrook/Hamilton (Wentworth Co.) 1848 Puslinch/Woolwich (Wellington Co.), 1848 Cobourg, 1849 Kingston Chairman, 1850-1852 Richmond Street Toronto West, 1853-1856 Barrie Chairman of District, 1856-1857 London Chairman of District, 1857-1858 Eramosa (Wellington Co.), 1857 Arthur (Wellington Co.), 1858-1860 Norfolk Street Guelph (Wellington Co.) Chairman of District, 1860-1861 Eramosa/Erin (Wellington Co.), 1861-1863 Thurlow/Belleville (Hastings Co.) Chariman of District, 1864-1866 Ottawa Chairman of District, 1867-1869 St. John, 1870-1872 Paris (Brant Co.), 1873-1874 Toronto retired Co-Delegate of the Conference 1858 and 1859, Treasurer of the Superannuated Minister's Fund 1860-1874
DYER, James E. was born in 1829 in England and was received on trial in 1855 at Gray, Wesleyan Methodist, 1854 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1854-1855 Elora (Wellington Co.), 1856 Wallace/Elma, 1857-1858 ordained Peel (Wellington Co.), 1858 Hillsburgh/Erin (Wellington Co.), 1859 Eramosa/Rockwood (Wellington Co.), 1860 Erin/Luther/Garafraxa (Wellington Co.), 1861 Garafraxa (Wellington Co.), 1861-1862 Wellesley, 1863-1865 Georgetown, 1866-1871 Westminster/London South (Middlesex Co.), 1872-1873 Lucan, 1875-1877 Belmont, 1878-1881 Drayton (Wellington Co.)
EBY Dr. Charles S. B.A., member of Norfolk St. Methodist Church, Guelph (Wellington Co.) and entered the ministry as a student and was received on trial at Victoria College at Cobourg from 1867-1870, ordained in 1871-1872 at Preston/Paris/German Mission, 1873 Hamilton German Mission, 1874-1875 London Conference, 1876 Yeddo Japan, 1877 Tokio Japan, 1878-1881 Kofu Japan, 1877 Editor for some years of the "Canadian Evangelist" (German Methodist), Delegate to the First General Conference Toronto 1874, A graduate of Victoria University A.B. 1871,
EDWARDS, Andrew was born in 1829 in England and was received on trial in 1852-1853 at Barrie, Wesleyan Mathodist, 1850-1853 Barrie assistant to Lewis Warner, 1854 Holland Landing, 1855 ordained at Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1856-1858 Kincardine, 1859-1860 St. Mary's/Blanchard (Oxford Co.),1860 Nissouri (Oxford Co.), 1861-1863 Cartwright, 1864-1866 Lindsay, 1866-1868 Ops (Victoria Co.), 1867-1869 Exeter, 1870-1872 Fingal/Southwold (Elgin Co.), 1873-1874 Belmont, 1875-1876 Lucan, 1877-1879 Belgrave, 1880 Holmesville, 1887 moved to Nebraska USA
EVANS, Ephraim D.D. was born in 1804 in Kingston-upon-Hull England and was the brother of Rev. James Evans. He was received on trial in 1828 Methodist Episcopal at Cobourg, and in 1835-1837 was appointed as editor of the Christian Guardian at Conference in Hamilton. He was twice married - first, on June 27, 1832 to Charlotte, daughter of Hon. Major-General Shaw, and again, in 1874, to Mary E., daughter of Robert Gunn, Wallacetown. 1827 Kingston, 1828 Cobourg, 1829 Kingston, 1830 Ordained Niagara, 1831-1832 Stamford, 1832 Beaverdams Thorold, 1833 joined Wesleyan Conference, 1833 Agent Upper Canada Academy, 1834 Ancaster, 1837 Toronto living at 56 Newgate St, 1838-1840 London Chairman, 1840 Trustee Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1841 Hamilton, 1842-1846 London, 1843 Adelaide (London), 1845 Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1847 Toronto West, 1848-1856 Eastern British American Conference, 1849-1851 Halifax, 1852-1853 Charlottetown PEI, 1854-1856 Governor and Chaplin Mount Allison Academy, 1857-1858 Kingston Chairman, 1859-1865 Victoria B.C. Chairman, 1866-1867 Nanaimo Chairman, 1868-1869 John Street - Hamilton Chairman, 1870-1871 Yorkville Village (York Co.) Chairman, 1872-1873 Muncey, Mt. Elgin Institution, 1875-1881 London (retired) Delegate to the First General Conference Toronto 1874, Chairman of District 1874, Delegate to General Conference Montreal 1878,
EVANS, James was born on Jan 18 1801 in Kingston-upon-Hull, England and died at Keelby, in Lincolnshire, England on November 23, 1846. He was the brother of Rev. Ephraim Evans and in 1823 he married Mary Blythe Smith. He was received on trial in 1830 at Rice Lake, Methodist Episcopal, 1831 Credit, ordained in 1832 at Ancaster/Binbrook, 1833 joined Wesleyan Methodist Conference, 1833 Thorold, 1834-1837 St. Clair, 1838 Lake Superior, 1839 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1840-1845 Rossville Mission Norway House and General Superintendent for Missions in the Hudson Bay Territory, 1846 visiting England
FAWCETT, Thomas was born in 1808 in Scarboro, Yorkshire, England and was killed on the Great Western Railway March 19, 1859 and was buried at St. George United Church. Wesleyn Methodist. He was received on trial in 1833 at Toronto Twp., 1832 Dumfries South, (Brant Co.), 1833 Toronto Twp, 1834 Newmarket, 1835 Whitby, 1836 Yonge Street, 1837 ordained at St. Thomas, 1838-1839 Oxford, 1840-1841 Malahide/Goderich became the first resident minister., 1841 Adelaide, 1842-1843 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1844 Eramosa (Wellington Co.), 1844-1846 Brantford/Grand River, 1847 Woodstock, 1847-1848 Fredericksburg, 1847-1849 Sarnia, 1850 Chatham, 1851-1852 St. Mary's, 1853-1855 St. George (Brant Co.), 1856-1858 Grand River, 1858 Onondaga (Brant Co.),
FEAR, Samuel was born in 1803 in England, was received on trial in 1844 at Brock and died in 1896. 1836-1837 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.). was received on trial in 1844 and was ordained in 1848. 1842-1843 Chinguacousy/Brampton, 1844-1845 Brock/Lindsay, 1846 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), In 1847 he was received on three year probation at Toronto Conference. 1846 Gosfield/Amherstburg, ordained in 1848-1849 at Chatham, 1851 Strathroy, 1852 Ashfield/Hullett/Tuckersmith Tp. (Huron Co.), 1850-1852 Goderich, 1853 Hullett (Huron Co.), 1854 Sydenham, 1854 Holland (Grey Co.), 1853-1855 Owen Sound, 1856-1858 Brock (Ontario Co.), 1859-1861 Peel (Wellington Co.), 1862-1863 Blenheim, 1863 Woolwich (Waterloo Co.), 1864-1866 Elora/Peel (Wellington Co.), 1867-1869 Garden River/Sault Ste. Marie, 1870-1872 Battersea/Storrington (Frontenac Co.), 1873-1877 Tamworth/Montreal, 1877-1879 Elmira (retired), 1879-1881 Elora (Wellington Co.) (retired), buried in Elora Municipal Cemetery, Section A, Nichol Twp. (Wellington Co.).
FISH, Charles Roy was born in 1820 in Selby, Yorkshire, England, came to Canada in 1848, was received on trial at Guelph in the same year Wesleyan Methodist, and he died in 1902 and was buried in Palermo United Cemetery, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co. He was twice married - first in 1842 to Mary Wilkinson and again in 1860 to Catherine Johnson. Wesleyan Methodist, 1848-1849 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1850 Elora/Peel (Wellington Co.), 1851 Nelson Census living in Nelson Township, ordained in 1852-1853 at Bowmanville, 1854-1856 Newburg (Kingston), 1855 Arthur Methodist (Wellington Co.), 1857-1858 Picton, 1859-1861 Toronto West, 1862-1863 Collingwood, 1864-1865 Kingston, 1866-1868 Streetsville (Peel Co.), 1867 Toronto Twp., 1868-1869 Yonge Street North (Richmond Hill), 1869-1871 Yonge Street/Markham (York Co.), 1871 Toronto Tp., 1873-1875 Peterorough, 1875-1876 Lindsay, 1875 Chairman of the Lindsay District preached at 2:30 p.m. on Christmas Day at the dedication of George St. Methodist Church in Peterborough, 1877-1878 Cobourg, 1879-1880 Owen Sound, 1891 Toronto 1901 living in West Toronto, with wife Catherine who was born in 1833 and sons, Alfred C. Fish born in 1873 and George N. Fish born in 1875, Delegate to the First General Conference Toronto 1874, Chairman of District 1875, 1876, 1879 and 1880
FITZPATRICK, John Duncan 1910-1911 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), during his pastorate the Church mortgage of approximately $6,000 was publicly burned in the Church auditorium, 1919 President Hamilton Conference
GAETZ, W.F. D.D. 1914 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.)
GODFREY, Robert was born in 1834 in Ireland, member of Norfolk St. Methodist Church Guelph (Wellington Co.) and entered ministry in 1860, and was received on trial in 1861 at Elma. Wesleyan Methodist, 1860 Wellesley, 1862 Brock, ordained in 1863-1864 at Frontenac, 1865 Hastings Road, 1867-1868 Bannockburn, 1868-1871 Campbellford/Hastings, 1872-1874 Bobcaygeon, 1875-1876 Omemee, 1877-1880 Durham Bentinck Twp. (Grey Co.), 1881 Allenford, 1906 Parkdale Toronto. Charles Agar came in 1875 to Maryborough Tp. (Wellington Co.) where he rented 100 acres, the east half of lot 3, con. 10, from the Rev. Robert Godfrey of Toronto.
GOODFELLOW, John was born in 1818 and died on July 22, 1861. He was received on tiral in 1843 at Albion, Wesleyan Methodist, 1844 Markham, 1845 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1846 York. In 1847 he was ordained at Toronto Conference, 1847 London, 1848 Elora (Wellington Co.), 1848-1849 Mono, 1850-1851 Newmarket, 1852-1853 Amherstburg, 1854-1855 Nanticoke, 1855 Arthur (Wellington Co.), 1855 Walpole (Talbot), 1856-1857 Norwood, 1858-1861 Omemee (retired)
GOODSON, George was born in 1811 in Ireland and died on May 11, 1874. He was received in 1836 at Matilda, Wesleyan Methodist, 1836-1837 Matilda, 1838 Richmond, 1839 Hull, ordained in 1840-1841 at Crosby, 1842-1843 Mississippi, 1843 Ramsay (Bathurst), 1844 Perth/Lanark, 1844 Claredon, 1844 Yonge (Johnstown), 1846 Bathurst Twp., 1847 Richmond (Midland), 1846-1847 Napanee/Ernestown/Camden East, 1846-1847 Richmond, 1848 Hamilton, 1848 Peterborough/Cavan (Newcastle), 1848-1849 Fredericksburg (Midland), 1849 Smith (Colbourne), 1849 Emily (Peterborough Co.), 1849-1850 Port Hope, 1851-1852 Norfolk Street - Guelph, 1853-1854 St. Catharines/Thorold, 1855 Dundas, 1856-1858 Mt. Pleasant, 1859-1861 Milton, 1862-1864 Owen Sound (Grey Co.) Chairman Owen Sound District, 1865-1867 Chatham Chairman Chatham District, 1868-1871 Chairman - Strathroy, (Middlesex Co.), 1872-1873 St. Clair,
GRIFFIN, William Smith D.D. was born in 1827 in Waterdown and was received as a Methodist New Connexion minister in 1849 at Seneca. He was the son of Ebenezer Griffin and grandson of Smith Griffin, Wesleyan Methodist, 1850 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1851 Grimsby, 1852 St. Catharines/Thorold, ordained 1853 at Brantford, 1854-1856 Mount Pleasant, "In those years, namely, '54-55 and '55-56, I had no colleague. I believe the (Conference) Minutes say 'one to be sent'; but none was sent. I worked the circuit alone, and had glorious success." 1856 Drummondville, 1857-1859 Simcoe, 1860-1862 Paris (Brant Co.), 1863-1864 Woodstock, 1865-1866 Port Hope, 1867-1868 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1869 Chairman Guelph District, 1870-1872 St. John's - Toronto, 1873-1877 Chairman Chatham, 1876-1878 King Street - Hamilton, 1879-1880 First St. Catharines, 1882-1884 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1879 re-dedicated church at Beaverdams Thorold, 1885-1887 Dublin St Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1888-1891 Stratford, 1906 treasurer Superannuation Fund Toronto, in 1906 his membership was still retained at Norfolk St. Methodist Church Guelph (Wellington Co.), Delegate to First General Conference Toronto 1874, Secretary of Conference 1876, Chairman of District 1874-1875 and 1878 to 1880, Delegate to General Conference of 1878, President of Conference 1879
HANNON, James D.D. was born in 1841 in Ontario, was received on trial in 1858 at Norwood, Wesleyan Methodist and died in 1912 and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London Ontario. He married Sarah Margaret daughter of John Willson of Willowdale who was born in 1846 and died on March 2, 1924 of paralysis, 78 years old, at the residence of Mrs George Irwin of Toronto Ontario. Their only surviving child was: Judge J.W. Hannon, 1859-1860 student Victoria College Cobourg, 1861-1862 Colbourne, ordained in 1863 at Newcastle, 1864-1865 Bowmanville, 1866-1867 Yonge Street South, 1868-1869 Berkley Street Toronto, 1870-1871 Hamilton West, 1872-1874 North Street - London, 1875-1876 Zion Tabernacle Hamilton, 1877-1879 Dundas, 1880 St. Mary's, 1890-1892 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1906 superannuated Chatham, Delegate to General Conference Montreal 1878, Financial Secretary 1878 and 1879, Chairman of District 1880
HARPER, Ephraim B. M.A. D.D. was born in 1819 in Ontario, was received on trial in 1842 at Osgoode, Wesleyan Methodist, and died in 1902, 1841-1842 Osgoode, 1843 Mississippi, 1844 St. Catharines/Thorold, ordained in 1845 at Dundas, 1846 E.Flamboro, 1846-1848 Stamford/Niagara, 1849-1859 Kingston, 1851 Bathurst Twp., 1851-1852 Adelaide Street Toronto, 1853-1854 Elm St. Toronto West circuit, 1855-1857 Hamilton, 1858-1860 Belleville (Hastings Co.) Chairman, 1861-1863 Chairman Montreal Centre, 1864-1866 Chairman Hamilton, 1866-1869 Chairman Ottawa, 1870-1872 Norfolk Street Guelph (Wellington Co.) Chairman, 1873-1875 Chairman Port Hope/Cobourg, 1876-1877 Belleville, 1878-1881 Peterboro. He received the honourary degree of M.A. from Victoria University 1860, Secretary of Conference 1859, Co-Delegate of the Conference 1873, Delegate to the First Federal Conference Toronto 1874, Chairman of District 1874 to 1880, President of Conference 1878, The honourary degree of Doctor in Divinity was confered upon him by the Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut in June 1879.
HAY, William was born in 1831 in Scotland and died on September 3, 1874. He was received on trial in 1856 at Mono, Wesleyan Methodist, 1855 Mitchell, 1857-1858 student Victoria College Cobourg, ordained in 1859 at Galt/Paris (Brant Co.), 1860-1862 Arran, 1863 St. Vincent, 1864-1865 Meaford (Grey Co.), 1866-1868 Lloydtown, 1869-1871 Cookstown Chairman, 1872 Chairman Bradford/Essa (Simcoe Co.), 1874 Guelph (retired)
HENDERSON, William C. M.A. D.D. was born on Feb 11, 1834 in the Cty of Huntington Quebec and was received on trial as a Wesleyan Methodist minister in 1857 at Port Hope. He was the son of Archibald H. Henderson and Adeline (Stearns) of Huntingdon (Quebec)and the brother of Mary Henderson (Mrs. W.S. Maclaren) who was born in 1843 and died on March 14, 1924 in Huntingdon. On July 1, 1861 he married Emma Overend of the City of Kingston and they returned to London for the year. He married Mrs. Henderson in April of 1883 and she was born in 1845 in Delta, Ontario and died on February 3 ,1924 in Gananoque, Ontario where they lived from 1913 and prior to this was a teacher in Hamilton, Ontario. (Christian Guardian) The late Mrs W.S. Maclaren - an appreciation. She was born Mary Henderson in 1843 and was the daughter of the late A.H. Henderson of Huntingdon and married in 1875 W.S. Maclaren (predeceased 1909), brother of Justice J.J. Maclaren of Toronto, Ontario. She died on March 14, 1924 in Huntingdon amd she was one of a family of fourteen, one of whom was the late Rev Dr W.C. Henderson and another the late Mrs (Rev Dr) W.J. Crothers. She was survived by two sons Harold (C.E.) of Huntingdon and Dr Archie of Calgary AB, one sister Miss Kate still lives in Huntingdon. 1854-1857 Victoria College, 1857 received on trial at Port Hope, 1858 Belleville (Hastings Co.), 1859-1860 graduated Victoria College, ordained in 1860-1861 at London with Rev. G.R. Sanderson, 1862 Kingston, 1863-1865 Hemmingford, 1866-1868 Odelltown, 1869-1871 Cornwall, 1872-1874 Stratford (Perth Co.), 1874 Ellis Church Puslinch (Wellington Co.), 1875-1876 Goderich, 1877-1880 Sarnia, 1881-1884 Strathroy, 1884 St. Mary's (Perth Co.), 1887-1889 Berlin (Waterloo Co.), 1893-1895 Norfolk Street - Guelph Wellington Co.), 1906 Palmerston (Wellington Co.), 1913-1924 Hamilton (Wentworth Co.), Graduate of Victoria College with a B.A. in 1860 and a M.A. in 1868, Delegate to the General Conference of 1878, Assistant Secretary
HOLMES, Joseph William was born in 1836 in Ireland and was received on trial in 1864 at Exeter, Wesleyan Methodist, 1863-1864 Exeter, 1865-1866 Strathroy, 1867-1868 St. Mary's, 1869 Kirkton, 1869 Camden East, 1870-1872 Innisfil (Simcoe Co.), 1873 Richmond, 1874 Richwood, 1875-1877 Exeter Usborne Twp. (Huron Co.), 1878 St. Catharines, 1879-1880 Waterdown, 1885-1887 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1906 Blenheim
HOUGH, John was born in 1831 in England, member of Norfolk St. Wesleyan Methodist Church Guelph (Wellington Co.) and entered ministry in 1855, 1854 Morris/Clinton (Guelph District), 1855 Peel, 1856 Mitchell, ordained 1857-1858 at Howick (Huron Co.), 1858 Minto (Wellington Co.), 1859-1861 Ainleyville, 1861 McKillop, 1862-1863 Teeswater/Carrick (Bruce Co.), 1864-1865 Wyoming, 1866 Petrolia/Mt. Brydges, 1868-1869 Puslinch/Eramosa/Rockwood (Wellington Co.), 1869-1871 Millbank, 1871 Normandy (Grey Co.)/Mornington (Perth Co.), 1872-1874 Trowbridge/Elma (Perth Co.), 1875-1877 Clifford/Minto (Wellington Co.), 1878-1881 Peel (Wellington Co.). He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery - Block M4, Guelph, (Wellington Co.)
HOWARD, Isaac Brock was born in 1819 and was received on trial in 1841 at Hamilton, died in 1886 and was buried in Oshawa Union Cemetery, South Presbyterian, Section A, Whitby East, Durham. Wesleyan Methodist, 1840 Oxford, 1841 Binbrook, 1842 Cobourg, 1843 Kingston, 1844 Ancaster/Hamilton, 1845-1846 Belleville (Hastings Co.), 1847-1848 Ernestown/Bath/Kingston, 1849 Grimsby, 1849-1851 Monaghan (Peterborough Co.), 1852-1854 E. Flamborough, 1853-1854 Secretary of the Conference, 1852-1854 Dundas, 1855-1857 Brantford/Paris, 1858-1859 Montreal West, 1860 Montreal Centre, 1861-1863 Toronto East, 1864 Grantham Twp. Niagara, 1864-1866 St. Catharines, 1866-1869 Chairman Brockville, 1869 Elizabethtown (Leeds Co.), 1870 Brockville, 1870-1872 Port Hope (Durham Co.), 1871 Peterborough, 1873-1875 Norfolk St./Dublin St. Guelph (Wellington Co.) Chairman of District, 1876 Dundas, 1877-1878 Paris/Brantford (retired), 1880-1882 Millbrook (retired), Secretary of Conference 1854, Journal Secretary of Conference from 1857 to 1880 inclusive, Delegate to First General Conference Toronto 1874, Chairman of District 1874-1875,
HOWITT, William member of Norfolk Street Methodist Church - Guelph and entered ministry, In 1890 he graduated from the Wesleyan Theological College in Montreal being with the Rev. James H. Stevenson, the first to receive the degree of B.D. from that institution. 1904-1906 Trustee Norfolk Street, 1906 Morrisburg, 1924-25 Trustee of Norfolk Street Methodist Church Guelph (Wellington Co.)
HUNT, John was born in 1820 in England, was received on trial in 1844 at Woodstock, Wesleyan Methodist, and died on May 1, 1901 in Toronto. He married Susanna Hunt who was born in 1780 in Lincoln, England and died on January 2, 1859 in Brampton, Ontario, In 1847 he was received on three year probation at Toronto Conference. 1845 Goderich, 1846 Toronto West, 1847 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), ordained in 1849 at Stamford 1849-1850 Drummondville/Niagara, 1851 Dunnville, 1852-1853 Nelson (Gore), 1854-1855 Milton (Halton Co.), 1856-1858 Yonge Street, 1859 Brampton (Peel Co.), 1859 Whitby, 1860-1861 Port Hope (Durham), 1862-1864 Picton, 1865-1867 Woodstock/Blandford (Oxford Co.), 1868 Chairman Owen Sound, 1869-1871 Aurora (York Co.) (retired), 1872-1873-1874 Yonge Street North, 1875-1877 Yonge StreetChristie's/Scarborough Circuit (York Co.), 1878-1881 Orangeville, Financial Secretary 1878 to 1880
IRVINE, Henry was received on trial in 1863 at Farmersville, Wesleyan Methodist, 1864 Lyn, 1865 Smith's Falls, 1866 Carleton Place, 1867 leave of absence, 1868 Yonge Street South, 1869 Battersea, 1870-1872 Metis, 1873-1874 Three Rivers, 1875-1876 Fitzroy Harbour, 1877-1881 Arnprior (retired), 1921-1922 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.)
JACKSON, John was born in 1840 in Ontario and was received on trial in 1856 st Stratford, Wesleyan Methodist, 1857 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), ordained in 1858-1859 at Consecon, 1860-1863 Stirling/Sidney (Hastings Co.), 1864 no station, 1865 expelled, 1871 Nottawasaga (Simcoe Co.)
KEEFER, Benjamin B. was received on trial in 1869 at Grimsby, Wesleyan Methodist, 1868 Thorold, 1870 Brantford, ordained in 1871-1872 at North Street - London, 1873-1875 Brant Avenue - Brantford (Brant Co.), 1876-1877 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1877-1878 Zion Tabernacle - Hamilton, 1879-1880 Petersville/London, 1881 Dublin Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), withdrew 1892, Ottawa 1906, Financial Secretary 1879
KER, Peter was born in 1809 in Ontario and died on April 8, 1878. He was received on trial in 1833 at Westminster, Wesleyan Methodist, 1834 Gosfield, 1835 Canboro (Niagara), 1836 Simcoe, ordained in 1837 at Brantford, 1838 Ancaster/Binbrook, 1839 Hamilton 1840 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1840 Oxford, 1841-1842 Simcoe, 1843 Windham (London), 1843-1844 Dumfries/Galt, 1844 Blenheim (Oxford Co.), 1845-1846 Nelson/Trafalgar (Halton Co.), 1847 Chinguacousy (Peel Co.), 1847 Toronto circuit,1848-1849 Brampton, 1850-1852 Markham, 1853-1854 Oshawa, 1856-1857 Dunville, 1858-1859 Galt/Paris (Brant Co.), 1860-1870 Drummondville (retired), 1870-1871 Stamford Welland, 1871 Medonte (Simcoe Co.), 1871-1872 Hillsdale, 1873 Chelsea, 1874 Thurso in Montreal Conference, 1875-1878 Drummondville (retired)
KING, George Albert was born in 1877 at Tara and died on Jan 20 1925 Interment at Tara. He was a member of Norfolk St. Methodist Church Guelph (Wellington Co.) and entered ministry, 1906 Victoria College Toronto. In 1907 he married Mabel Eady of Harriston (Wellington Co.), and in 1914 he married Annie Yeates of Hamilton (Wentworth Co.)
KIRKLAND, J.H. member of Norfolk Street and entered ministry, 1906 Stratford
LANCELEY, John Ellis was born on January 10, 1848 in Birkenhead, England and died in 1900 and was buried in Baltimore United Cemetery, Hamilton Twp., (Northumberland Co.). He came to Canada in 1856 with his father. In 1877 he married Miss Caroline Eliza Ward who was born in 1860 in Clifton Ontario (Niagara Falls) and her mother was Mrs Caroline Ward. He was received on trial in 1871 at Aurora, Wesleyan Methodist, 1870 Washington/Plattsville, 1871 Aurora, 1872 Chatham, 1873 Dundas. He was ordained 1874-1875 Norfolk Street/Dublin Street Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1875 Clifton/Niagara Falls, 1876-1878 London/Petersville, 1879 St. Thomas Second, 1880-1881 Dunnville, 1883 Burlington 1885-1887 Thorold, 1888-1891 Toronto,
MARSHALL, Sanford E. B.A., D.D. 1890 Thorold, 1903-1906 Norfolk Street Guelph
MAXWELL, William J. was born in 1844 in Plympton (Lambton Co.) and died in 1894. He was received on trial in 1871-1872 at Watford, Wesleyan Methodist, 1868-1872 Watford (Lambton Co.), 1873 Parkhill (Middlesex Co.), 1875 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1876 St Catharines, 1879-1881 Dublin St Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1882 Brantford (Brant Co.), 1889 President Niagara Conference
MILLS, John 1904-1906 Trustee Norfolk St Methodist Church Guelph (Wellington Co.)
NANKEVILLE, Benjamin was born in 1799 and died on October 9, 1856 in Cooksville, and was received on trial in 1835-1836 at Dumfries Toronto District, Wesleyan Methodist, 1834 Credit, 1837 no station - ill health, 1838 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), ordained in 1839-1841 at Matilda, 1842-1843 Augusta, 1844 Elizabethtown (Johnstown), 1844 Kemptville, 1845 Oxford/Richmond, 1846-1847 North Gower/Beckwith (Bathurst/Fenlon), 1846-1848 Goulbourn (Dalhousie), 1848 Mississippi, 1849 Carleton/Packenham, 1850-1851 Smith's Falls, 1852 Gananoque, 1853 Brampton, 1854-1856 Cooksville, (Christian Guardian) 18 April 1858 Streetsville - Mrs. Mary Nankeville, widow of the late Rev. B. Nankeville Wesleyan minister died suddenly.
PEARSON, E.A., B.A. D.D. 1895 Whitchurch, 1917 Norfolk St. Guelph (Welington Co.)
RUTLEDGE, William Leech was born in 1848 in Ireland. He was a member of Norfolk Street Methodist Church in Guelph, Ontario (Wellington Co.) and entered ministry, and was received on trial in 1871 at Omemee/Burleigh (Peterborough Co.), 1870 Chandos, 1872 Oakwood, 1873-1875 student at Montreal Theological College, 1876-1878 Yorkville North, 1879-1881 Sundas Street - Toronto, 1906 Chatham, (Christian Guardian) February 3, 1875 - Mrs. Rebecca Keeling the daughter of William Rutledge was born in Sligo, Ireland, March 19, 1849 and lost her father before she was three. Her mother then came to Canada with several children and settled in the village of Erin where she died seven years later. Rebecca was converted at age 13 while attending school in Hamilton. In May 1871 she married Mr. C.E. Keeling of Guelph. She died July 27, 1874. Survivors included her husband and a brother Rev. Wm. E. Rutledge of Montreal
RYCKMAN, Edward B. M.A. D.D. graduated Victoria College in 1855 and was received on trial in 1856, 1856 Yonge Street Circuit, 1869 Chariman Stanstead, 1872 Chatham (Kent Co.), 1876-1877 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1906 Almonte
SAVAGE, William D.D. was born in 1819 in England and was received on trial in 1854-1856 at Belmont, Wesleyan Methodist, 1854 Zion/Moorefield Maryborough Twp. (Wellington Co.), 1855 Belmont, ordained in 1857-1858 at Mr. Brydges, 1859-1861 Florence/Sydenham/Wardsville, 1862-1863 Peel, 1864-1865 Ellis Church Puslinch (Welllington Co.), 1864-1865 Berlin (Waterloo Co.), 1866 Brewer's Mills, 1867-1868 Elgin, 1869-1871 Cayuga, 1871 Seneca (Haldimand Co.), 1872-1874 Smithville, 1875-1877 Port Dover, 1878-1881 Clifford (Wellington Co.), 1883-1886 Paisley Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1904-1906 Trustee Norfolk St. Guelph
SCOTT, John G. B.A. M.A. was born in 1848 in Ontario and was received on trial in 1866, Wesleyan Methodist, 1867 Victoria Coolege Cobourg, 1868 Berlin (Waterloo Co.), 1869 Peel (Wellington Co.), 1870 Elora ((Wellington Co.), ordained in 1871-1873 at Listowel, 1872 Maryborough Twp. (Wellington Co.), 1873 Brampton (Peel Co.), 1874 Lowville, 1874-1875 Arthur/Harriston (Welllington Co.), 1875 Washington, 1876-1877 Berlin/Minto Twp. (Wellington Co.), 1877 Principal, Wesleyan College, Dundas, 1878-1881 Carlisle, 1882-1884 Dublin St Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1887 London, 1888 Berlin (Waterloo Co.), 1889 went to Japan as a missionary, 1896-1898 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1906 Superintendent Ingersoll. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery - Block E, Guelph, (Wellington Co.), Mrs. Scott died October 16, 1900 at Ingersoll, Received his degree of M.A. in course from Victoria University, May 1877
SLIGHT, Benjamin A.M. was born in 1799 and died on January 16, 1858. Wesleyan Methodist received on trial in 1834-1835 at Amherstburg. In 1835 he was ordained for "Missionary work" at Conference in Hamilton, 1836-1839 Credit, 1839-1840 Woolwich (Wellington Co.), 1840 Nichol/Eramosa/Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1841 Three Rivers, 1842-1843 St. John, 1844-1845 Three Rivers, 1846-1847 Crompton/Hatley 1848-1850 Melbourne (Quebec), 1851-1855 Sherbrooke (Quebec), 1856-1857 Chairman Napanee, (from the Oshawa Vindicator) Oct 18 1871 - Deaths -Slight-In the city of Oswego, NY, on Sunday 24th inst., Mrs. Elizabeth Slight, widow of the late Rev. Benjamin Slight, Wesleyan Missionary and sister-in-law of Rev. William Scott, of Oshawa, age 85 years.
SPENCER, James Jr. M.A. was born in 1812 and died on October 9, 1863, Wesleyan Methodist, was received on trial in 1838 at Grimsby, 1839 Newmarket, 1840 Whitby/St. Catharines, 1841 Brantford, 1842 Tuto Victoria College, 1842 Rock Chapel Thorold, 1843-1844 Dundas/Woolwich, 1845 Chinguacousy (Peel Co.), 1846-1848 Nelson/Oakville (Halton Co.), 1849-1850 Eramosa/Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1851-1859 Editor Christian Guardian and at Toronto Conference Editorial Office, 1860-1862 BramptonSpringhill (Peel Co.), 1863 Paris (Brant Co.), Representative to English Wesleyan Conference 1860, Secretary of Conference 1863. The honourary degree of M.A. was confered upon him by the University of Victoria College, May 1863.
STEVENSON, Ephraim Brock B.A. member of Norfolk Street Methodist Church Guelph (Wellington Co.), entered ministry and was received on trial in 1875 at Berlin, Wesleyan Methodist, 1874 Garafraxa (Wellington Co.), 1875 Berlin, 1876 Salford, 1877-1879 student at Victoria College, Cobourg, 1880-1881 Ponsonby/Mt. Pleasant Nichol (Wellington Co.), 1886-1889 Binbrook (first minister of the new Binbrook Circuit), 1904-1906 Mt. Pleasant Nichol (Wellington Co.), 1906 Ponsonby (Wellington Co.), 1922 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.) - buried at Bethesda United Church Cemetery, Ancaster (Wentworth Co.), a graduate of Victoria University B.A. 1879
STONEY, Edmund was born in 1790 and died on august 8, 1862, Methodist Episcopal, was received on trial in 1824-1825 in London, 1823 Dumfries, ordained in 1826 at Thames, 1827-1828 Amherstburg, 1829-1830 Niagara, 1831-1832 Stamford, 1832 joined Wesleyan Conference, 1832 Beaverdams Thorold, 1833-1834 Yonge Street/Scarborough, 1835-1836 Toronto Circuit, 1837-1838 London, 1839-1840 Dumfries, 1841 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1841 Eramosa/Puslinch (Wellington Co.), 1842-1862 London Circuit (retired)
WARNER, Lewis was born in 1812, Methodist Episcopal and was received on trial in 1832 at Bytown/Ottawa, died in 1882 and was buried at Hamilton Cemetery, Wentworth Co., 1831-1832 Ottawa, 1833 joined Wesleyan Conference, 1833 Rideau, ordained in 1834 at Nelson, 1835 Waterloo, 1836 Elizabethtown, 1837 Waterloo (Kingston)/Gananoque, 1838-1839 Stirling/Sidney Rawdon Twp. (Hastings Co.), 1840-1841 Hallowell, 1842-1843 Stamford (Welland Co.), 1844-1845 Hamilton/Binbrook, 1846 St. Catharines/Thorold, 1847-1849 Yonge St Circuit, 1850-1853 Barrie (Rev. Andrew Edwards, assistant for part of this time removed to Nebraska USA in 1887), 1852 Chairman Barrie District, 1853-1857 Chairman of Guelph District, 1853-1855 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1855 Maryborough (Wellington Co.), 1856 Galt/Berlin, 1857 agent Victoria College, 1858-1859 Chairman Port Hope, 1860-1862 Whitby, 1863 Chairman Chatham, 1864-1866 Chairman Ingersoll, 1866 Foldens (Oxford Co.), 1867-1868 Chairman St. Thomas, 1869 Eramosa (Wellington Co.), 1869-1870 Chairman Thorold, 1871-1872 Brighton retired, 1873 Hamilton, 1874 Victoria, Saskatchewan, 1875 Edmonton House, Saskatchewan, 1877-1879 Hamilton, 1879 Beamsville, 1880 St. Catharines
WILLIAMS, William was received on trial in 1855 at Welland Canal, New Connexion, 1854 Owen Sound, 1856 London, 1857 Ancaster, 1858 Galt, 1859 Toronto, 1860-1862 Barton, 1863-1866 Cavan, 1867-1869 Waterford, 1870-1874 Hespler, 1875 Simcoe, 1876-1878 Centenary Hamilton, 1879-1881 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1888 Cambridge St. Lindsay, 1906 Los Angeles Ca., Chairman of District 1864, 1865, 1869 and 1874, Secretary of Conference 1867, President of Conference 1872, Delegate to First General Conference Toronto 1874, Secretary of Conference 1875, Delegate to General Conference Montreal 1878, Chairman of District 1879-1880
WILLOUGHBY, Nicholas Ramsay M.A. D.D. was born in 1837 and died in 1906 and was received on trial in 1857 at Cookstown, Wesleyan Methodist, 1856 Ainwick circuit, 1858-1859 student Victoria College Cobourg/Baltimore, ordained in 1860-1861 at Kingston, 1862-1863 Mt. Pleasant, 1864 Port Dover, 1865-1867 Simcoe, 1868-1870 Picton, 1871 Barrie, 1872-1874 Yorkville, 1875-1878 Peterborough, 1888-1889 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), A graduate of Victoria University B.A. 1860; M.A. 1867, Delegate to First General Conference Toronto 1874,