Guelph Meeting Room, ON

History

The Guelph Meeting Room was an exclusive brethren assembly founded prior to 1861, and active thru 1933 as part of the Tunbridge Wells exclusives.

Alumni

Fear family

• Edwin Wilcox Fear (1816-1895) was born in 1816 in Devon, England, presumably where he was introduced to the Brethren. In fact, by 1841 he was employed as a rigger in Stoke Dameral, an inner suburb of Plymouth. By 1851, he had emigrated to Ontario, Canada and employed as a schoolteacher in Brantford as a schoolteacher, and registered with the census as "Christian Brethren". He relocated to Guelph by 1861, and died in London, Ontario. See Edwin's bio for more on his family.

Goddard family

In 1881, M.M. boarded with the Edward & Mary Stovel family.

• M.M. Goddard +1881+ (b. 1856 U.S.)

Harvie family

Robert Harvie was a bookseller in 1897, living at 501 Yonge St., Toronto with his wife Florence and child. But previously, in 1891 Florence was registered as married, but living with her parents in Guelph.

• Robert Harvie
• Florence Mary Stovel Harvie 1870-1891+ (b. 1870 Guelph, ON), daughter of Edward Stovel (1842-1905) & Mary Anne Turner Stovel (1851-1930). See Stovel family.
  • William Edward Stovel (b. 1897 Toronto, ON)

Hayhoe family

Edward emigrated from England, he was initially with the CoE, he was baptized Aug. 8, 1843 at the CoE church in Coltishall, and joined with the OB, presumably in Norfolk.

In 1861, Edward was residing in London, England, working as a servant for George Dickinson (b. 1805 St. Paul, Covent Garden, London, Eng. - d. 1861 St. James, St. Pancras, Camden, Eng.) & Rebecca Herring Harmsworth-Dickinson (b. 1815 Southwark, Surrey, Eng.), their daughter Rebecca C. Harmsworth Stewart (b. 1841 London, Eng.) and their niece Mary Ann Johnson (b. 1842 Chelsea, Middlesex, Eng.)

In 1869, Edward was sent as an open brethren missionary to various tribes of Indians in Ontario, Canada including the Mohawk and Onondaga tribes (both presently with Six Nations of the Grand River), and there's also been talk of work with the Ojibway tribe in the Bruce Peninsula. In 1870 or 1872, Edward attended an conference at Guelph where John Nelson Darby was present. In 1871, Edward lived in Toronto, and identified as CoE.

Susanna Munnings' family was Baptist when they emigrated to Canada, but joined the exclusives between 1861-1871, Darby is known to have visited the family farm. Susanna's father insisted on Edward transferring from the open to exclusives upon marrying his daughter, and the wedding was Nov. 25, 1875 at Manchester, Durham RM, ON. Their collective religious denomination read: "A. Christian". Edward was living in Hamilton, and Susanna in Colborne when they married. Thomas Stephen Young (b. 1837 Ramsey, Lanark, ON - d. 1917 Clifford, Wellington, ON) officiated the wedding, a Presbyterian pastor (1871 @ Hullett, Huron, ON; 1881 @ Clifford, ON). In 1891, Edward & Susanah resided in Belleville.

All of his children remained with the EB, with exception of Kathleen.

• Edward John Hayhoe +1861+ (b. 1843 Coltishall, Norfolk, Eng. - d. 1913 Toronto, ON), son of Edward Heyhoe & Mary Popay Brunton-Hayhoe (b. 1808 Ashmanhaugh, Norfolk, Eng.). 1891 @ Belleville, ON.
• Susannah Sarah Munnings Hayhoe (b. 1854 Uxbridge, Durham, ON - d. 1921 Toronto, ON), daughter of Benjamin Munnings (1830-1903) & Maria Woodgate Munnings (b. 1828 Necton, Suffolk, Eng. - d. 1918). Benjamin & Maria Munnings were PB as early as 1871, when they resided in Colborne, Huron South, ON and it is known that JND visited their family farm in those days.
  • Ralph James Hayhoe (b. 1876 ON - d. 1959 Etobicoke, Toronto, ON). 1st wife: Alice Frances Bickell Hayhoe (b. 1878 ON - d. 1905 Toronto, ON), daughter of George Bickell (b. 1839 Dundas, Hamilton, ON - d. 1919 Toronto, ON) & Mary Jane Ross Bickell (b. 1848 Eng. - d. 1903 Toronto, ON). 2nd wife: Eva Eleanor Green Hayhoe (b. 1878 ON - d. 1969 Etobicoke, ON).
    • Marjorie Grace Hayhoe (1902-1983 Toronto, ON)
    • George Edward Hayhoe (b. 1904 Toronto, ON)
    • James Boyce Hayhoe (b. 1909 York, Toronto, Haldimand, ON - d. 1982 Yarmouth, Elgin, ON). Wife: Jennie Beckwith Buchanan Hayhoe (b. 1911 Denison, Lawrence, IL - d. 1990 St. Thomas, Elgin, ON), daughter of Ralph Ernest Buchanan (b. 1883 Denison Twp., Lawrence, IL - d. 1959 Lawrenceville, Lawrence, IL) & Gertrude Minnie Beckwith Buchanan (b. 1884 East St. Louis, St. Clair, IL - d. 1957 St. Francisville, IL).
    • Harold Loftus Hayhoe (1911-1987 Toronto, ON). Wife (1936 @ Moulton, Haldimand, ON)): Irene May Neff Hayhoe (b. 1913 Moulton, ON - d. 2012 Toronto, ON), daughter of Herbert Elvin Neff (b. 1884 Rainham, Haldimand, ON - d. 1958 Dunnville, Haldimand, ON) & Emma May Pickrell Neff (b. 1884 Woodstock, Oxford, ON - d. 1967 Dunnville, ON).
    • Harriet Aileen Hayhoe (1912-1973 Toronto, ON).
    • Edwin Ralph Hayhoe (b. 1915 Parkdale, Toronto, ON - d. 1998 Pine Grove, Norfolk, ON). Wife: Orma Forsyth Hayhoe (1919-2001).
    • Evelyn Frances Hayhoe Martin (b. 1921 Parkdale, Toronto, ON - d. 2009 Etobicoke, ON). Husband: Melvin William Martin (b. 1919 - d. 1979 Etobicoke, ON), son of William Charles Martin (b. 1882 South Shields, Durham, Eng. - d. 1956 Springfield, MO) & Ethel Caroline Bunce Martin (b. 1892 Paddington, London, Eng. - d. 1966 Montreal, QC).
  • Robert Benjamin Hayhoe (b. 1878 Hamilton, ON - d. 1955 Toronto, ON). Wife (@ Montreal, QC): Elizabeth M. Millard Hayhoe (b. 1875 - d. 1961 Toronto, ON). On his attestation papers for WWI, Robert put down that he was born in Cambridge, England, but censuses indicate his parents were in Hamilton during that time. He was employed as a tea merchant in 1914, and a miner in 1917.
    • Frank Robert Hayhoe (1908-1911 Toronto, ON)
    • Arthur Percival Hayhoe (1911-2002 Toronto, ON). Wife (1937 @ Toronto, ON): Dorothy Susands Hayhoe (1911-2004 Toronto, ON), daughter of Ernest William Susands (b. 1879 Frindsbury, Kent, Eng. - d. 1946 Toronto, ON) & Isabella Jane Kimpton Susands (b. 1879 Kent, Eng. - d. 1968 Toronto, ON). Both Arthur & Dorothy were PB at the time of their wedding, but it was officiated by John Gibson "Jock" Inkster, who pastored Knox Presby. Church 1920-1938. Knox later had pastors including Dr. Ian Rennie (1929-2015), prof of Church History @ Regent College & Tyndale who was raised OB in Winnipeg, MB, as well as Dr. Alistair Donald MacLeod (b. 1938).
    • Helen Susan Hayhoe Pilkington (b. 1913 - d. 2009 Cambridge, Waterloo, ON). Husband: Eric Pilkington (1911-1993), son of George William Pilkington (b. 1881) & Florence Singleton Pilkington (b. 1882 Sheffield, Yorkshire, Eng. - d. 1962 Cambridge, ON).
      • Albert Leonard Pilkington (b. 1905 Sheffield, Eng. - d. 1982 Cambridge, ON). Wife: Elizabeth Dora Warnholz Pilkington (b. 1916 Waterloo, ON - d. 2008 Cambridge, ON), daughter of Herman John Warnholz (b. 1883 Germany - d. 1974 Hespeler, Waterloo, ON) & Dora Lindhorst Warnholz (b. 1895 Germany; m. 1905 Waterloo, ON; d. 1969 Cambridge, ON).

• • • Mabel Elizabeth Hayhoe Mather (b. 1903/1914 Toronto, ON - d. 1990 Miami, FL). Birth year on gravestone is 1903, birth certificate is 1914. Husband: Leslie Ralph Mather (b. 1897 Faribault, MN - d. 1993 Saint Lucie, FL), son of John Henry Mather (b. 1857 Waushara Co., WI - d. 1921 Wells, Faribault, MN) & Cora Ingersoll Mather (b. 1865 Mantorville, Dodge, MN - d. 1921 Faribault, Rice, MN). JHM: 1860 @ Rhine, Sheboygan, WI; LRM: +1900-1910+ @ Warsaw, Rice, MN; +1930-1940+ @ Miami, FL. +1950+ @ Coral Gables, FL. Leslie was employed as a supervisor as a telephone installer for SW Bell. WWI 1917-1919 Army.
  • Emma Mary Hayhoe Gee (b. 1879 London, ON; m. 1907; d. 1943). Husband: Melbourne Chester Gee (b. 1881 Corrie, ON - d. 1955 Toronto, ON), son of Jeremiah Sidney Gee (b. 1857 Mossley, Middlesex, ON - d. 1923 Toronto, ON) & Hanna Marie Wiles Gee (1860-1931 Listowel, Perth, ON). Jeremiah & Hanna Gee were PB as early as 1891, at Elma, Perth, ON. 1901 @ Listowel, Perth, ON. In 1921, they had a PB boarder: Sarah Grace Fleck (b. 1885 Hamilton, ON - d. 1990 Vancouver, B.C.), daughter of Alexander Fleck (b. 1853 Paisley, Renfrew, Scot. - d. 1932 Vancouver, B.C.) & Eliza Findlay Fleck (b. 1853 Glasgow, Lanark, Scot. - d. 1932 Vancouver, B.C.). Alexander & Eliza Fleck were PB as early as 1891, likely also in Scotland.
    • Arthur Melbourne Gee (1919-2004 Toronto, ON). Wife: Margaret Zillah Williams Gee (b. 1920 Hamilton, ON - d. 2017 Toronto, ON), daughter of Maj. Henry Royal Williams (1882-1968 Hamilton, ON) & Ethel Constance Chapman Williams (b. 1887 Toronto, ON - d. 1960 Smiths Falls, ON). Henry served WWI 1914-1918 CEF with the 13th Royal Regt., Brabauto Horse, Royal Canadian Dragoons, 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles, and possibly the 91st Highlanders. Henry was Presby in WWI.
  • Henry "Harry" Edward Hayhoe (b. 1881 - d. 1962 Ottawa, ON). Wife: May Irene Knowles Hayhoe (b. 1878 - d. 1965).
    • Albert Cecil Hayhoe (b. 1915 - d. 1981 Smiths Falls, Lanark, ON). Wife: Miriam Grace Nutt Hayhoe (b. 1917 - d. 1993 Smiths Falls, ON), daughter of Walter Lee Nutt, Sr. (b. 1890 Boone Co., IA - d. 1960 Des Moines, IA) & Florence Ethel Shriver Nutt (b. 1889 - d. 1972 Des Moines, IA).
  • John Cecil Hayhoe (b. 1882 Oxford, ON - d. 1962 Toronto, ON). Wife: Helen Marion Scott Hayhoe (b. 1884 ON; m. 1907 Winnipeg, MB; d. 1948 Toronto, ON), daughter of Joseph Lounsbury Scott (b. 1854 Norwich, Oxford, ON - d. 1937 Toronto, ON) & Margaret "Maggie" Moore Scott (b. 1855 Norwich, ON - d. 1926 Rome, Floyd, Georgia). Joseph's 2nd wife (1927 @ Toronto, ON): Emma Augusta Millen Scott (b. 1868 Buffalo, N.Y. - d. 1951 Toronto, ON), daughter of Thomas Hunter Millen & Mary Celia McNairn Millen. Joseph was PB by 1891, and self-employed in 1901 as a coal merchant in Chatham, Kent, ON. In 1911, John & Helen Hayhoe had a PB domestic servant Rachael Hania Hamar (b. 1887 ON).
    • Mary Louise Hayhoe (b. 1909 Toronto, ON). In 1927, Mary accompanied her father to Miami, FL.
    • Anna Marion Hayhoe (1911-1912 Toronto, ON). Meningitis.
    • Henry Scott Hayhoe (b. 1913 Toronto, ON). Dr. Charles Becker delivered Harry.
  • Susie May Hayhoe (1886-1887 Ingersoll, Oxford, ON)
  • Edith Anna Hayhoe (June 11, 1886 - Aug. 24, 1886 Ingersoll, ON).
  • Kathleen Frances Hayhoe (1894-1974)
  • Elsa "Elsie" Hilda Hayhoe Sweeting (b. 1896; m. 1926; d. 1981). Husband: Paul Albury Sweeting (b. 1892 Bahamas - d. 1958 PA).
  • Edwin Ralph Hayhoe (b. 1915 - d. 1998 Pine Grove, Norfolk, ON). Wife: Orma Forsyth Hayhoe (b. 1919 - d. 2001 Kleinburg, Toronto, ON).

Stovel family

• William Stovel +1861+ (b. 1803 Goodwood, Sussex, England), and was living with his family in Guelph by 1861, and identified as Plymouth Brethren. His wife and children were all born in England as well.
• Mary Stovel +1861+ (b. 1804)
  • Charles Stovel +1861+ (b. 1834) bricklayer
  • Mary Ann Turner Stovel +1861+ (b. 1841)
  • Edward Stovel +1861-1903+ (b. 1842 London, England - d. 1905 Toronto, ON) served +1903+ as a correspondent at the Guelph assembly. Wife: Mary Anne Turner Stovel +1871-1911+ (b. 1851 Eng. - d. 1930 Guelph, ON). The Turner family naturalized in 1846, immigrating in 1850.
    • Florence Mary Stovel Harvie 1870-1891+ (b. 1870 Guelph, ON). See Harvie family.
    • Eva Annie Stovel Tilt 1872-1911+ (b. 1872 Guelph, ON - d. 1954). Husband (1896 @ Wellington, ON): John Franklin Tilt +1911+ (b. 1865 - 1955). See Tilt family
    • Edna E. Stovel Tatham 1876-1919+ (1876-1956 Guelph, ON). See Tatham family.
    • Olive Edith Stovel 1880-1881 (1880-1881 Guelph, ON)
    • Lois Eunice Stovel 1883-1919 (1883-1919 Guelph, ON)
  • Jonathan Stovel +1861+ (b. 1845)
  • Nathaniel Carr Stovel +1861+ (b. 1847) served 1879-1881+ as a correspondent at the Winnipeg Meeting Room, MB.

Tatham family

• Charles Goodeve Tatham +1894-1918 (1854-1918 Guelph, ON) served as a correspondent at the Guelph assembly from 1894-1918.
• Edna E. Stovel Tatham +1894-1918+ (b. 1876 - d. 1956)

Tilt family

In 1871, John Tilt's father Francis resided in Galt, ON and was employed as a horse doctor (aka veterinary surgeon). Mary, his 1st wife, emigrated to Waterloo, ON by 1851, and died of tuberculosis. No church registered until 1881 when identified as CoE. In 1897, John was employed in Toronto as an upholsterer.

• John Franklin Tilt +1911+ (b. 1865 - d. 1955), son of Francis "Frank" Tilt (b. 1838 ON - d. 1914 Hepworth, Bruce, ON) & Mary Pedder Tilt (b. 1839 Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, Eng. - d. 1877 Blair, Waterloo, ON).
• Eva Annie Stovel Tilt 1872-1911+ (b. 1872 Guelph, ON; m. 1896 Guelph, ON; d. 1954), daughter of Edward Stovel (1842-1905) & Mary Anne Turner Stovel (1851-1930). See Stovel family.
  • Olive Ethel Tilt (b. 1897 Toronto, ON).

Sources

• Ancestry.com
  • Censuses 1851-1861
• EB AAB's 1878-1879
• Edward Hayhoe history contributed by Phillip Allan, Bruce Hayhoe, Dennis Hayhoe and others.