Surveyed: 1857 (south east corner 1860)

Survey Type: 1000 acre section

First legal settler: 1858

1857 May 27  New Townships of Galway, Cavendish, and Anstruther attached to Peterborough County (Statutes of Canada 1857 Cap 76 p 359)

1858 Jul 2       New townships of Galway, Snowden, and Minden attached to Twp of Smith & Harvey, effective 1859 Jan 1 (Bylaw 134)

1859 Jun 2      Galway, Snowdon, Minden, Lutterworth, and Anson form a United Township (County Bylaw 149)

1861 Jun 20    Galway detached from the United Township, effective 1862 Jan 1 (County Bylaw 178)

1863 Nov 18   Cavendish joined to Galway (Bylaw 228) as Galway-Cavendish Twp

1998 Jan 1      amalgamated into Galway-Cavendish & Harvey Twp