Revision as of 00:01, 28 June 2023

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, and was with them when he was sent as a 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. Edward became affiliated with the exclusives after meeting JND at a conference in Guelph. All of his children remained with the EB, with exception of Kathleen.

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 1871, Edward lived in Toronto, and identified as CoE.

Edward and Susanna Sarah Munnings were married on 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.

• 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).
    • Mabel Elizabeth Hayhoe (b. Nov. 5, 1914 Toronto, ON)
  • John Cecil Hayhoe (b. 1882 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.
    • Henry "Harry" Scott Hayhoe (b. 1913 Toronto, ON). Dr. Charles Becker delivered Harry.

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