(in Victoria Co, near border with Harvey Twp)
(Bobcaygeon and Silver Lake Mission 1863-65)
Baptisms
1866 Jul 2 - 1868 Feb 1 A page of baptisms at the back of the Marriage Register 1858-1897 at UCA: microfilm LCM-68
1867 Feb 26 - 1867 Apr 30 Two baptisms at the back of the Marriage Register 1858-1897 at UCA: microfilm LCM-68
Marriage
1858 Nov 12 - 1897 Dec 15 at UCA: microfilm LCM-68. This book has two pages of Baptisms at the end of it.
Circuit Register
1858 - 1888 at UCA: microfilm LCM-68. The classes are listed by the Leader’s name. Occasionally the location is given. The 1870 May list also gives locations. Class 8, lead by Benjamin Ventriss, met at Nogies Creek. Class 10, led by Richard Stewart, met at Silver Lake.
Except for Silver Lake and Ventress (Nogies Creek) these places are thought to be outside Peterborough Co. Bobcaygeon itself is so close to the border that many Peterborough Co residents probably attended there.
formerly part of Lindsay Circuit
1856 first mention in WMMS
1857 James Ash
1857 consists of Bobcaygeon, Taylors, Fenelon Falls, Bricons (WMMS)
1858 - 1859 John A Dowler
Dowler is known to have visited Galway Twp, along with Kenney
1858 no churches, 5 preaching places (Peterborough District Minutes 1858 May 26)
1858 Bryson’s appointment (preaching place) moved to Lindsay, Morrison’s appointment moved from Lindsay to Bobcaygeon (Peterborough District Minutes 1858 May 26)
1858 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Fenelon, Thurstons (WMMS)
1858 church built, probably not in Bobcaygeon since the report says the Bobcaygeon church will be built “this summer” (WMMS 1859)
1859 Thurstons church built “last spring”. Land donated by Henry Thurston. (WMMS)
1859 - 1860 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Thurstons, Knoxs, Felelon Falls (WMMS)
1860 John A Dowler, N S Burwash
1861 David Hardie
1861 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Thurstons, Knoxes. Fenelon Falls has been separated. (WMMS)
1862 - 1863 David Hardie, Alex Hardie
1862 mention of Silver Lake (WMMS)
1863 - 1865 name changed to Bobcaygeon and Silver Lake Mission
1863 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Thurstons, Knoxs, Silver Lake (WMMS)
1864 Joseph H Stinson
1864 - 1867 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Thurstons Church, Knoxs Church (WMMS)
1865 George McNamara, John H Robinson
1866 - 1867 George McNamara
1867 Silver Lake is now in Coboconk Mission.
1868 William Sheridan
1868 10 preaching places, “3 taken up during the year” (WMMS)
1868 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Thurstons, Junkins (WMMS)
1869 William Sheridan, David Winter
1869 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Thurstons, Montgomerys, Junkins, Silver Lake (WMMS)
1870 William Richardson, Robert F Oliver
1870 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Silver Lake, Mongomerys, Taylors, Thurstons, Fenelon, Knoxs, Boltons (WMMS) There is a separate Fenelon Falls Mission.
1871 William R Barker, Samuel McCauley
1871 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Boltons, Silver Lake, Ventriss, Taylors, Dunsford, Lawsons, Knoxs, Fenelon (WMMS)
1872 Robert Godfrey, William Craig
1872 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Boltons, Taylors, Lawsons, Knoxs, Fenelon, Thurstons, Bicks (WMMS)
1873 Robert Godfrey, William T Dyer
1873 consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Boltons, Taylors, Lawsons, Knoxs, Fenelon, Thurstons, Bicks, Ventress (WMMS)
1874 to Methodist Church of Canada