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==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 Meeting Room, ON|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.
* 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 Hayhoe Edward emigrated from England, presumably with the state church, as a missionary to the Ojibway tribe of Indians in the Bruce Peninsula of [[Ontario]] and his first time noted of being gathered was in 1861 with the Guelph assembly when Darby was visiting. ===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 in 1879-1881+ as a contact for 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 also served in leadership with exclusive assembliesStovel (1842-1905) & Mary Anne Turner Stovel (1851-1930). See Stovel family. ** Olive Ethel Tilt (b. 1897 Toronto, ON).
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