Methodist Church of Canada
Bobcaygeon Circuit


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(in Victoria Co, near border with Harvey Twp)

Baptisms

1907 Sep 8 - 1939 Nov 26 UCA: 77.254L 2-1. A note at the beginning says “Previous records have not been kept.” There seem to be gaps, eg between 1927 Jun 29 and 1931 Sep 9

Marriage

1858 Nov 12 - 1897 Dec 15 at UCA microfilm LCM-68. This book has two pages of Baptisms at the end of it.

1898 Feb 9 - 1909 Mar 3 at UCA microfilm LCM-68. This book has a calendar index at the front, apparently only of grooms.

1907 Sep 17 - 1922 Nov 17 UCA: 77.254L 2-1. There is a note at the start of the section: “No records entered until Jul 1907."

            1909 Mar 24 - 1932 Oct 12 UCA: 77.254L 2-2

Burials

1907 Sep 6 - 1952 Jun 18 UCA: 77.254L 2-1. A note at the beginning of the section says: “Records not kept before July 1907.”

Circuit Register

1858 - 1888 at UCA microfilm LCM-68.

            1889 - 1908 at UCA microfilm LCM-68.

            1908 - 1946 UCA: 77.254L 3os-2

Sunday School Class List

            1878 - 1894. UCA: 87.216L 1-2

            1910 - 1913 UCA: 87.216L 1-3. This contains a list of teachers only.

All the places listed below are thought to be in Victoria or Haliburton Cos except for Nogies Creek-Zion. Bobcaygeon itself is so close to the border that many Peterborough residents probably went to church there.

            in Lindsay Presbytery

            1884                                        from Methodist Church of Canada

            1884 - 1885                            Thomas P Steele, Alexander L Adam

            1885                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Ingrams, Lawsons, Kellys, Bethel, Robinsons, Nogies Creek, Taylors, McFeeters (MMS)

            1886                                        Andrew Wilson, George H Raley

            1886 - 1887                            consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Lawsons, Kellys, Bethel, Robinsons, Nogies Creek, McFeeters (MMS)

            1887                                        Andrew Wilson, George R Clare

            1888                                        Andrew Wilson, one to be sent

            1888                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Kellys, Bethel (MMS)

            1889                                        Richard Duke

            1889                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Kellys, Bethel, Zion, McFeeters (MMS)

            1890                                        Richard Duke, Frank J Anderson

            1891                                        Thomas Snowden, Hamilton Magahay

            1892                                        Thomas Snowden, Hiram B Rowe

            1890 - 1892                            consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Bethel, Zion, McFeeters, Providence, Lawson (MMS)

            1893                                        Thomas Snowden, Prosper H Neville

            1893                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Nogies Creek, Providence, Bethel, Lawsons, McFeeters (MMS)

            1894                                        Samuel Sing, G N Gardner

            1894 - 1896                            consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Bethel, Zion, McFeeters, Providence, Lawson (MMS)

            1895                                        Richard Mallett, E Cook

            1896                                        J W Shier, S C Moore

            1897                                        J W Shier, A H Foster

            1897 - 1900                            consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Bethel, Zion, McFeeters, Providence, Eden (MMS)

            1898                                        J W Shier, F H Howard

            1899                                        Gilbert Horton, E Wesley Morgan

            1900                                        Gilbert Horton, Augustus W Shaver

            1901                                        Gilbert Horton, Edmund W Tink

            1901                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Bethel, Zion, Providence, Eden (MMS)

            1902                                        James Batstone, Arthur R Maunders

            1902 - 1903                            consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Bethel, Zion, McFeeters, Providence, Eden (MMS)

            1903 - 1904                            James Batstone, one to be sent

            1904 - 1905                            consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Bethel, Zion, Providence, Eden, St Johns (MMS)

            1905                                        Charles H Coon, John O Totton

            1906                                        Charles H Coon, Clarence E Mark

            1907                                        Herbert W Foley, one to be sent

            1908                                        Herbert W Foley, Arthur L Phelps

            1909                                        Herbert W Foley, Wendell P Woodger

            1910                                        Herbert W Foley, Robert J F Staples

            1911                                        W Ernest Honey

            1911 - 1913                            consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Bethel, Zion, Providence, Eden, St Johns (MMS)

            1912                                        W Ernest Honey, W J H Smythe

            1913                                        William H Webber, O Hargrave

            1914                                        William H Webber, Charles H Wiley

            1914                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Bethel, Providence, Eden, St Johns, Nogies Creek (MMS)

            1915 - 1917                            P H Neville

            1915                                        7 Preaching appointments.

            1915                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Robinsons, Providence, Eden, Nogies Creek (MMS)

            1918 - 1921                            Joseph M Whyte

            1918 - 1919                            consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Eden, Providence, Robinson, Zion (MMS)

            1922 - 1927                            Albert C Hie

            1922 - 1925                            5 preaching appointments

            1924                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Eden, Providence, Robinson, Zion (MMS)

            1925                                        to United Church