Other names: Church of Scotland
Common short forms: P, Pres, Presb, Presby

In 1875 the Presbyterian Church in Canada was created by means of a union of a number of different factions. The two factions from Ontario were the Presbyterian Church in Connection with the Church of Scotland (The Kirk), and the Canada Presbyterian Church (The Free Church).

The church held votes in each congregation regarding the 1925 union to form the United Church, and about 30% of the congregations voted against union. The question of ownership of Presbyterian archives was not solved until 1950, when the Ontario government (who had been holding the archives) awarded them to the United Church. Thus the situation is complex. The records from 1875 to 1925 are probably with the United Church, unless the records belong to a congregation that rejected union, in which case the records could be with the United Church, or with the Presbyterian Church of Canada, or elsewhere.

The information below is from three sources:
(1) Walkington, Douglas - Presbyterian Church in Canada, Toronto and Kingston Synod, 1875-1925 (UCA: BX9001.057.T67 1987),
(2) The Acts and Proceedings of the General Assembly (the Yearbook) (UCA: BX9001.A11 for 1875 to 1925, and PA for a full set), and
(3) individual congregation histories.
If sources disagree, then both pieces of information are presented without comment.

Note: There is a confusion of names around the mission(s) at Apsley, Burleigh, Haultain, Cardiff, Chandos, Clydesdale, Monmouth (some are in Haliburton Co). They are given here as named, but they may all refer to one mission.
Another confusion of names surrounds Buckhorn, Halls Bridge, Harvey, Lakehurst, Rockcroft.
To seek one, check them all!
Presbyterians are not well known for good record keeping!