to 1862, then Norwood Circuit
Quarter Session minutes 1845 Jul 26 - 1874 - photocopy PCMA 90-031
Burials for 1857 are in the marriage register for Peterborough Co (original at AO), transcribed in the Ontario Register, vol 7, p22
1845 name changed from Asphodel Mission
1845 Jul 26 first minutes of Norwood Circuit (PCMA 90-031)
consists of Otonabee, Dummer, Asphodel, Belmont, Percy, and Seymour Twps and had 19 preaching places (WMMS)
<1845 Jul 26 - 1846 Apr 4> Richard Phelps, Robert Robinson (PCMA 90-031)
<1846 Aug 1 - 1847 May 15> Richard Phelps. The minutes also mention occasional salary to Rev G Gilles, who is not mentioned in the Yearbook. (PCMA 90-031)
1846 consists of at least Norwood, South Dummer (WMMS)
1847 consists of Norwood, South Dummer, Warsaw, Seymour, Percy, and Keene Branches (WMMS 1847) Seymour and Percy are townships in Northumberland Co.
<1847 Oct 2 - John Sanderson, Alexander Potts (who is not mentioned in the Yearbook) (PCMA 90-031)
<1848 Aug 12 - John Sanderson, Nelson Brown (PCMA 90-031)
<1849 Aug 11 - 1850 May 18> William Morton (PCMA 90-031)
1849 includes parts of Twps of Asphodel, Otanabe (sic), and Dummer (WMMS)
1849 consists of at least Keene, Fifes Neighbourhood, Norwood, Warsaw (WMMS)
1849 “commenced the erection of a chapel” (WMMS)
1850's included North Dummer, South Dummer, and Warsaw (Origins)
<1850Aug 3 - 1851 May 3> William Morton, Andrew A Smith (PCMA 90-031)
1850 consists of Norwood, Keene, Seymour, Percey, Cannons, Scotts Settlement, Grants Settlement, Warsaw, Fifes Settlement (WMMS)
1851 Percey and Scotts Settlement not listed (WMMS)
<1851 Aug 9 - 1852 May 15> George F Playter, William Sanderson
after1852 May 15 split into Norwood (continued below), Percy (in Northumberland Co) and Mud Lake (WMMS 1852)
<1852 Jul 31 - James C Slater
1852 Nov 7 trustees appointed for half an acre at Otonabee C5? L23 donated by Matthew Sherer (PCMA 90-031)
1852 consists of 3 appointments in Otonabee, 1 in Asphodel, 1 in North Dummer, 1 in South Dummer, and some others, including a new appointment in Allendale (WMMS)
1853 James C Slater, John Fawcett
1853 consists of at least Norwood, North Dummer, South Dummer, Keene (WMMS)
1854 consists of Asphodel and Belmont Twps, most of Otonabee Twp, and the southern part of Dummer Twp. Westward to within 8 miles of Peterborough, eastward to within 8 of Marmora. Norwood, South Dummer, Bethel Church, Kendred, Keene (WMMS)
<1854 Aug 12 - 1855 May 19> George Carr, John Fawcett (PCMA 90-031)
<1855 Aug 18 - 1856 May 3> George Carr, Amos E Russ (PCMA 90-031)
1855 Otonabee removed to form its own circuit (named Keene Circuit) (WMMS)
1855 consists of Twps of Asphodel, Dummer, and Belmont. Two classes in Belmont, one formed during the year. (WMMS)
1855 consists of at least Norwood, North Dummer, South Dummer, Warsaw (WMMS)
<1856 Aug 9 - 1857 May 9> John Goodfellow, Andrew L Peterson (PCMA 90-031)
1856 - 1857 consists of at least Norwood, South Dummer, North Dummer, Warsaw, Belmont. (WMMS)
<1857 May 8 - 1858 May 8> John Goodfellow, Daniel Jackson (PCMA 90-031)
<1858 Aug 7 - 1859 May 7> Henry McDowell, James Hannon (PCMA 90-031)
1857 4 churches, 4 preaching places (Cobourg District Minutes 1857 May 21)
1858 4 churches, 3 preaching places (Peterborough District Minutes 1858 May 26)
1858 built two churches (WMMS)
1858 consists of at least Norwood, South Dummer, North Dummer, Warsaw, Belmont, Elliotts. (WMMS)
<1859 Aug 6 - 1861 May 18> Henry McDowell, John Shannon (PCMA 90-031)
1859 consists of at least Norwood, Elliotts, South Dummer, North Dummer, Warsaw, Belmont (WMMS)
1860 consists of at least Norwood, South Dummer, North Dummer, Asphodel, Warsaw, Belmont, Stars (WMMS)
1860 Nov 3 quarterly minutes list the following classes: Norwood, South Dummer, North Dummer, Belmont, Collings, Morrison, Patterson (PCMA 90-031)
<1861 Aug 17 - 1862 May 21> William Briden, Isaac Weldon (PCMA 90-031)
1861 consists of at least Norwood, South Dummer, North Dummer, Belmont, Lobbs (WMMS)
pre 1862 Jul 1 part set off as Warsaw Mission, Norwood changed from Mission to Circuit (PCMA 90-031)
<1862 Aug 25 - 1864 May 7> William Briden (PCMA 90-031)
1862 consists of at least Norwood, South Dummer, North Dummer (WMMS)
1863 Hastings and Havelock set off
1863 - 1871 consists of at least Norwood, South Dummer (WMMS)
<1864 Aug 6 - 1866 May 19> Samuel Wilson (PCMA 90-031)
<1866 Aug 18 - 1869 May 15> Samuel C Philp (PCMA 90-031)
<1869 Jul 31 - 1872 May 4> William M Pattyson (PCMA 90-031)
<1872 Aug 29 - 1874 Joseph Hill (PCMA 90-031)
1872 consists at least of Norwood, South Dummer, West Dummer, Fifes (WMMS)
1873 consists of at least Norwood, Elgin, South Dummer (WMMS)
1874 to Methodist Church of Canada