Methodist Church of Canada
Blairton Mission


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Circuit Register 1904 held at St Andrew United Church, Marmora

            1884                                        this may have been the Methodist Episcopal church and/or the Wesleyan Methodist circuit.

            1884                                        consists of Blairton, Havelock, Rockdale, Victoria, Garrisons, with the minister living in Blairton.

            1884 - 1886                            Isaac W Puffer

            1886                                        moved from Peterborough Dist to Campbellford Dist

            1886 - 1888                            consists of at least Blairton, Victoria, Rockdale, Havelock, McGills, Methuen, Garrisons, Rush Point (MMS)

            1887                                        R J Fallis

            1888                                        William Bray Seccombe, Abraham B Osterhout

            1889                                        Havelock moved to Havelock and Seymour West Circuit

            1889 - 1891                            John G Lewis

            1889 - 1890                            consists of at least Blairton, Rockdale, Victoria, Garrisons, Rush Point, McGills, Vansickles (MMS)

            1890                                        1 new church being built (MMS)

            1891                                        consists of at least Blairton, Rockdale, Victoria, Garrisons, Round Lake, Vansickles (MMS)

            1892                                        John C Ash

            1892                                        consists of at least Blairton, Rockdale, Victoria, Garrisons, Rush Point, Vansickles (MMS)

            1893                                        Samuel G Ferguson

            1893                                        consists of at least Blairton, Rockdale, Victoria, Garrisons, Rush Point, Methuen (MMS)

            1894                                        vacant

            1894 - 1898                            consists of at least Blairton (MMS)

            1895 - 1898                            E A Sanderson

            1899 - 1901                            John W Bunner

            1899 - 1900                            consists of at least Blairton, Victoria, Garrisons, Round Lake, Rockdale (MMS)

            1901                                        consists of 4 churches and 1 schoolhouse. (MMS)

            1901                                        consists of at least Blairton, Victoria, Cordova, Garrisons, Round Lake (MMS)

            1902                                        Fred H Howard

            1902                                        Garrisons Schoolhouse discontinued.. Work started in Cordova neighbourhood 40 to 40 years ago, first in “the old log schoolhouse at Preston’s corners, then in Rockdale schoolhouse. 4 appointments, each with a church. (MMS)

            1902                                        consists of at least Blairton, Victoria, Cordova, Round Lake (MMS)

            1903                                        W A McKim Young

            1903                                        Cordova sent to Cordova Circuit

            1903 - 1905                            consists of at least Blairton, Victoria, Round Lake (MMS)

            1904                                        Walter S Smart

            1905                                        W Herbert Clarke

            1906                                        not listed - probably became Belmont Circuit