Dobbin - George St Wesleyan Methodist Church - typescript (1924) PPL (this is a very extensive history)
Kewley, Arthur - A Church called George Street 1835 - 1985 UCA: LCHF-George St. This is mostly about the early ministers.
pre 1835 see Cavan Circuit
1835 consists of the town of Peterborough and the twps of Smith, Otonabee, Monaghan, Cavan, Ops, Emily, Dummer (ref Dobbin)
1835 Aug - > John Black, William Deverell
1835 Dec there are 3 frame churches in the circuit, including Peterborough
1836 Cavan Circuit amalgamated
1836 John Armstrong, Hugh Montgomery
1837 church opened (there were chapels at Monaghan, Cavan, Emily, Otonabee, and Peterborough but these were probably not all buildings)
1837 George Poole, John G Manly
1838 George Poole
1839 Gilbert Miller, Solomon Snider
1840 William McFadden, Kennedy Creighton, John Sanderson
1841 William McFadden, V B Howard, Thomas Jeffers
1842 William McFadden, George Kennedy
1842 Asphodel Mission detached
1843 William Coleman, Robert Darlington
1843 consists of at least Gardiners Branch (WMMS)
1844 consists of at least Peterborough, Gardiners Chapel, Shields Chapel, Wiliamstown (WMMS)
1844 Thomas Demorest, Robert Darlington
1845 Samuel P La Dow
1845 - 1847 consists of at least Peterborough, Monaghan, Gardiners Chapel, Shields Chapel, and Williamstown Branches (WMMS)
1846 William McCullough, Thomas Cleghorn
1847 William McCullough, James C Slater
1848 George Goodson, Charles Turver
1849 Millbrook detached
1849 consists of at least South, East, North, and Centre Wards, Robinsons (WMMS)
1849 - 1851 Isaac B Howard
1850 consists of at least East, Centre, North,and South Wards, Peterborough East, Milburns, Mud Lake, Robinsons (WMMS)
1851 consists of East, Centre, North, and South Wards, and Robinsons. (WMMS 1851)
1852 - 1853 John Gemley (probably the first resident minister)
1852 consists of East, Centre, North, and South Wards, Scotch Village (later known as Ashburnham), Robinsons, Monaghan, Milburnes, Otonabee (WMMS 1852)
1853 consists of Peterborough, Robinsons, Monaghan, Millburns (WMMS 1853)
1854 - 1856 William H Poole
1854 consists of at least Peterborough, Robinsons, Milburns, Monaghan, Erskins, Stewarts (WMMS)
1855 - 1857 consists of at least Peterborough, Milburns, Monaghan (WMMS)
1857 - 1858 William Scott
1857 1 church, 2 preaching places (Cobourg District Minutes 1857 May 21)
1858 1 church, 2 preaching places (Peterborough District Minutes 1858 May 26)
1859 - 1860 Henry Lanton
1861 - 1863 John Carroll
1862 consists of at least East, North, South, and Middle Wards, South Monaghan, Ashburnham (WMMS)
1864 - 1865 James Brock
1864 - 1866 consists of at least Peterborough, North Monaghan, Ashburnham (WMMS)
1866 - 1868 Joshua H Johnson
1867 consists of at least Peterborough, North Monaghan, Ashburnham, Smith (WMMS)
1868 consists of at least Peterborough, Milburns (WMMS)
1869 - 1871 George H Davis
1869 consists of at least Peterborough, Monaghan, Milburns (WMMS)
1870 consists of at least Peterborough, Smithtown, Monaghans (WMMS)
1871 consists of at least Peterborough, Ashburnham (WMMS)
1872 Charles Fish
1872 consists of at least Peterborough, Monaghan, Milburns (WMMS)
1873 Charles Fish, Samuel Peter Rose
1873 - 1884 Peterborough-Charlotte St operated as a branch
1874 to Methodist Church of Canada as Peterborough-George St