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The St. Thomas Meeting Room is considered one of four of the oldest, continuously meeting, Darbyite assemblies in all of Ontario, Canada, alongside the [[Ottawa Meeting Room, ON]], the [[London Meeting Room, ON]] and the [[Smiths Falls Meeting Room, ON]]. Each is known to have existed in 1878, if not earlier. All four of these assemblies broke from Raven in 1909 to help form the Tunbridge Wells branch which is arguably the most populous branch of the closed brethren in North America.
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The St. Thomas Meeting Room is considered one of four of the oldest, continuously meeting, Darbyite assemblies in all of Ontario, Canada, alongside the [[Ottawa Meeting Room, ON]], the [[London Meeting Room, ON]] and the [[Smiths Falls Meeting Room, ON]]. Each is known to have existed in 1878, if not earlier.
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=Locations=
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* 1880: Masonic Hall, Talbot St.
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* 1894-1896: 35 Balaclava St. (N.E. corner of Balaclava & Malakoff Sts.)
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* 1911: Room over store, entrance 645 E. Talbot St.
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=Meeting Times=
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* 1896: Sun B 11am, G 7pm; Wed R 7:30pm; Fri. R 7:30pm
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* 1911: Sun B 11am, R 7pm
  
 
=Leadership=
 
=Leadership=
 
* J.W. Fortune +1878
 
* J.W. Fortune +1878
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* Samuel Butler 1879+ there was a Samuel Butler living in Norfolk County in 1871 that identified as "closed communion Baptist" while his family identified as Methodist. Possible.
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* Samuel Butler 1879-1880+ there was a Samuel Butler living in Norfolk County in 1871 that identified as "closed communion Baptist" while his family identified as Methodist. Possible.
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** worked at "Can. S'th'n R"
 
* Andrew Stevens +1889+ (b. 1827); Occupation in 1891: Carpenter. Wife Elizabeth (b. 1831); Both born in England; Niece: Alice Reesor (b. 1873 Quebec) was a dressmaker living with this family in 1891.
 
* Andrew Stevens +1889+ (b. 1827); Occupation in 1891: Carpenter. Wife Elizabeth (b. 1831); Both born in England; Niece: Alice Reesor (b. 1873 Quebec) was a dressmaker living with this family in 1891.
 
* [[Samuel Blount Hall, Jr.]] +1889-1923+ (b. 1858 England)
 
* [[Samuel Blount Hall, Jr.]] +1889-1923+ (b. 1858 England)
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** @ 116 Inkerman St. +1894-1896+; 87 Kains St. +1911+
 
* David Moore/More (sic?) +1894-1896+
 
* David Moore/More (sic?) +1894-1896+
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* E.B. Watson +1901+
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** @ 28 Miller St. +1894+; 46 Inkerman St. +1896+
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* Elijah Bunker Watson '''+1901+''' (b. 1854 Peel Twp., Wellington, ON - d. 1944 Edmonton, AB)
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** founder +1903+ @ [[Innisfail Meeting Room, AB]] +1903-1966+
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* Harry George House '''1900-1937''' (b. 1871 Bristol, [[England|Eng.]] - d. 1937 Elgin Co., ON), son of George House (b. 1841 Somerset, Eng. - d. 1921 Elgin Co., ON) & Mary Ann Webb House (b. 1846 Wiltshire, Eng. - d. 1904 Elgin Co., ON).  Wife (1900 @ St. Thomas, ON): Emma Elizabeth Watson House '''1900-1951''' (b. 1871 Ireland; emig. 1897; d. 1951)
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** Frank House '''1901-1919+''' (b. 1901 Elgin, ON - d. 1964 ON).
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** Elmore Stanley House '''1903-1921+''' (b. 1903 Port Stanley, ON - d. 1985 St. Thomas, ON)
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** Violet M. House '''1906-1924+''' (b. 1906 Elgin, ON - d. 1995 St. Thomas, ON).
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** Stella May House '''1908-1951+''' (b. 1908 Elgin, ON)
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** Pearl Rose House Hayhoe '''1913-1931+''' (b. 1913 Elgin, ON - d. 2004 ON).  Husband: Gordon Henry Hayhoe (b. 1911 Toronto, ON - d. 2003 Ottawa, ON).   
 
* John P. Watson +1903-1923+
 
* John P. Watson +1903-1923+
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** 6 Barwick St. +1911+
 
* W.H. Lucas +1911-1933+
 
* W.H. Lucas +1911-1933+
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** 178 Wellington St.
 
* [[Leonard Charles Owen Jr.]] +1927-1936 (1874-1936)
 
* [[Leonard Charles Owen Jr.]] +1927-1936 (1874-1936)
 
* Lawrence C. Jones +1949-1973+
 
* Lawrence C. Jones +1949-1973+
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* David Harman +2005+
 
* David Harman +2005+
 
* Ernie Walker +2010+
 
* Ernie Walker +2010+
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=Other Correspondents=
 
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* Miss Stella House +1949-1951+
 

Latest revision as of 05:55, 19 February 2025

The St. Thomas Meeting Room is considered one of four of the oldest, continuously meeting, Darbyite assemblies in all of Ontario, Canada, alongside the Ottawa Meeting Room, ON, the London Meeting Room, ON and the Smiths Falls Meeting Room, ON. Each is known to have existed in 1878, if not earlier.

Locations

  • 1880: Masonic Hall, Talbot St.
  • 1894-1896: 35 Balaclava St. (N.E. corner of Balaclava & Malakoff Sts.)
  • 1911: Room over store, entrance 645 E. Talbot St.

Meeting Times

  • 1896: Sun B 11am, G 7pm; Wed R 7:30pm; Fri. R 7:30pm
  • 1911: Sun B 11am, R 7pm

Leadership

  • J.W. Fortune +1878
  • Samuel Butler 1879-1880+ there was a Samuel Butler living in Norfolk County in 1871 that identified as "closed communion Baptist" while his family identified as Methodist. Possible.
    • worked at "Can. S'th'n R"
  • Andrew Stevens +1889+ (b. 1827); Occupation in 1891: Carpenter. Wife Elizabeth (b. 1831); Both born in England; Niece: Alice Reesor (b. 1873 Quebec) was a dressmaker living with this family in 1891.
  • Samuel Blount Hall, Jr. +1889-1923+ (b. 1858 England)
    • @ 116 Inkerman St. +1894-1896+; 87 Kains St. +1911+
  • David Moore/More (sic?) +1894-1896+
    • @ 28 Miller St. +1894+; 46 Inkerman St. +1896+
  • Elijah Bunker Watson +1901+ (b. 1854 Peel Twp., Wellington, ON - d. 1944 Edmonton, AB)
  • Harry George House 1900-1937 (b. 1871 Bristol, Eng. - d. 1937 Elgin Co., ON), son of George House (b. 1841 Somerset, Eng. - d. 1921 Elgin Co., ON) & Mary Ann Webb House (b. 1846 Wiltshire, Eng. - d. 1904 Elgin Co., ON). Wife (1900 @ St. Thomas, ON): Emma Elizabeth Watson House 1900-1951 (b. 1871 Ireland; emig. 1897; d. 1951)
    • Frank House 1901-1919+ (b. 1901 Elgin, ON - d. 1964 ON).
    • Elmore Stanley House 1903-1921+ (b. 1903 Port Stanley, ON - d. 1985 St. Thomas, ON)
    • Violet M. House 1906-1924+ (b. 1906 Elgin, ON - d. 1995 St. Thomas, ON).
    • Stella May House 1908-1951+ (b. 1908 Elgin, ON)
    • Pearl Rose House Hayhoe 1913-1931+ (b. 1913 Elgin, ON - d. 2004 ON). Husband: Gordon Henry Hayhoe (b. 1911 Toronto, ON - d. 2003 Ottawa, ON).
  • John P. Watson +1903-1923+
    • 6 Barwick St. +1911+
  • W.H. Lucas +1911-1933+
    • 178 Wellington St.
  • Leonard Charles Owen Jr. +1927-1936 (1874-1936)
  • Lawrence C. Jones +1949-1973+
  • John Gerald Jacklin +1951+ (1907-2008)
  • G.S. Walker +1962-1973+
  • P.R. Glading +1973+
  • Hugh G. Walker +1985+
  • Robert Geoffrey Whatmough +1999+ (1919-2004)
  • David Harman +2005+
  • Ernie Walker +2010+
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