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==Hamilton==
 
==Hamilton==
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Also see [[A Century in Retrospect - James Gunn|A Century in Retrospect]] by James Gunn for a survey of open brethren (OB) history in Hamilton.* [[Alberta Hall, Hamilton, ON]] (OB) +1927-1936+** @ Robbins & Alberta +1927-1936+
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Also see [[A Century in Retrospect - James Gunn|A Century in Retrospect]] by James Gunn for a survey of open brethren (OB) history in Hamilton.
  
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* [[Alberta Hall, Hamilton, ON]] (OB) +1927-1936+
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** @ Robbins & Alberta +1927-1936+
 
** c/o A.S. Brown @ 17 Elm St. +1927+
 
** c/o A.S. Brown @ 17 Elm St. +1927+
 
* [[Bartonville Meeting Room, ON]] (TW) +1944-1949+
 
* [[Bartonville Meeting Room, ON]] (TW) +1944-1949+
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** Rifle Range Road Meeting (PBCC) 1960's
 
** Rifle Range Road Meeting (PBCC) 1960's
 
* [[Fruitland Gospel Chapel, ON]] Stoney Creek (OB) 1962-1983+
 
* [[Fruitland Gospel Chapel, ON]] Stoney Creek (OB) 1962-1983+
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* [[John Street Gospel Hall, Hamilton, ON]] (OB) +1897+
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** @ Treble Hall, 12 John St. N 6-12
 
* [[Lynden Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) '''+1878'''-1880+
 
* [[Lynden Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) '''+1878'''-1880+
 
** c/o Thomas Lemon +1880+ farmer
 
** c/o Thomas Lemon +1880+ farmer
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** Stoney Creek Assembly; Hamilton Assembly;
 
** Stoney Creek Assembly; Hamilton Assembly;
 
* [[West Fifth Bible Chapel, Hamilton, ON]] (OB) '''1874-2021+'''
 
* [[West Fifth Bible Chapel, Hamilton, ON]] (OB) '''1874-2021+'''
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** McNab Street Gospel Hall (OB) 1876-1970
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** MacNab Street Gospel Hall (OB) 1876-1970
 
** Gore Park & Wm. Fenton's home 1874; King Street West 1874-1876; 140 MacNab Street 1876-1970; W. 5th 1970-present;
 
** Gore Park & Wm. Fenton's home 1874; King Street West 1874-1876; 140 MacNab Street 1876-1970; W. 5th 1970-present;
 
** c/o A. Marks @ 29 Stirtm St. +1927+
 
** c/o A. Marks @ 29 Stirtm St. +1927+
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** see [[A Century in Retrospect - James Gunn|A Century in Retrospect]] by James Gunn
 
** see [[A Century in Retrospect - James Gunn|A Century in Retrospect]] by James Gunn
 
* [[Hamilton Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) '''+1862'''-1909; (TW) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-'''2023+'''
 
* [[Hamilton Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) '''+1862'''-1909; (TW) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-'''2023+'''
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** c/o A. Hamilton +1878-1889+
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** c/o Alexander Hamilton +1871-1893 (b. 1814 Galston, Ayr, Scot. - d. 1893 Hamilton, ON), son of James Hamilton & Jean Fulton Hamilton. Druggist.  Wife (1840 @ First Baptist Church, Montreal, QC): Margaret Muir Hamilton (b. 1814 Scot. - d. 1888 Hamilton, ON), daughter of Ebenezer Muir (Montreal, QC).   
 
*** preached at the funeral of John C. Bennett, of the Brantford Meeting Room, on Dec. 28, 1884, along with Gausbie of the Guelph meeting.
 
*** preached at the funeral of John C. Bennett, of the Brantford Meeting Room, on Dec. 28, 1884, along with Gausbie of the Guelph meeting.
 
** c/o John Crossley 1879-1908+; Alfred Trigge +1889-1896+; Alexander Fleck +1896-1917+; W. Crossley +1901-1911+; A. Small +1901-1905+
 
** c/o John Crossley 1879-1908+; Alfred Trigge +1889-1896+; Alexander Fleck +1896-1917+; W. Crossley +1901-1911+; A. Small +1901-1905+
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====Morriston====
 
====Morriston====
 
* [[Morriston Town Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1882-1907+
 
* [[Morriston Town Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1882-1907+
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** c/o Henry William Ironside @ Puslinch +1897-1907+ (b. 1855 [[Scotland|Scot.]]; emig. 1874; d. 1918 Morriston, ON), son of William Ironside (1824-1884 New Deer, Aberdeen, Scot.) & Mary Fowlie Ironside (1828-1904 New Deer, Scot.). Wife (1883 @ Green Hill, ON): Adelaide Victoria Leslie Ironside (b. 1849 Puslinch, ON - d. 1931 Toronto, ON), daughter of William Henry Leslie (b. 1816 St. Omers, France - d. 1884 Morriston, ON) & Jane Gordon Leslie (b. 1828 Hamilton, ON - d. 1901 Morriston, ON). The Leslie family @ Puslinch, ON +1851-1901+, and Jane was PB by 1901.
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** c/o Henry William Ironside @ Puslinch +1897-1907+ (b. 1855 [[Scotland|Scot.]]; emig. 1874; d. 1918 Morriston, ON), son of William Ironside (1824-1884 New Deer, Aberdeen, Scot.) & Mary Fowlie Ironside (1828-1904 New Deer, Scot.). Wife (1883 @ Green Hill, ON): Adelaide Victoria Leslie Ironside (b. 1849 Puslinch, ON - d. 1931 Toronto, ON), daughter of William Henry Leslie (b. 1816 St. Omers, France - d. 1884 Morriston, ON) & Jane Gordon Leslie (b. 1828 Hamilton, ON - d. 1901 Morriston, ON). The Leslie family @ Puslinch, ON +1851-1901+, and Jane was PB by 1901.
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*** William Leslie "Gordon" Ironside (b. 1885 Puslinch, ON - d. 1964 Orillia, ON). Wife (1907 @ Waterloo, ON): Annabella May Brown Ironside (b. 1883 Galt, ON - d. 1960 Toronto, ON), daughter of William D. Brown (b. 1851 Scot.) & Jane Hardcastle King Brown (b. 1846 Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Scot. - d. 1922 Cambridge, ON). William & Annabella's wedding was officiated by Donald Munro, both were registered PB at the time of their wedding, and thru 1931 when they resided in Toronto.
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*** William Leslie "Gordon" Ironside (b. 1885 Puslinch, ON - d. 1964 Orillia, ON). Wife (1907 @ Waterloo, ON): Annabella May Brown Ironside (b. 1883 Galt, ON - d. 1960 Toronto, ON), daughter of William D. Brown (b. 1851 Scot.) & Jane Hardcastle King Brown (b. 1846 Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Scot. - d. 1922 Cambridge, ON). William & Annabella's wedding was officiated by Donald Munro, both were registered PB at the time of their wedding, and thru 1931 when they resided in Toronto.
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**** William Allan Ironside (b. 1907 Puslinch, ON - d. 1959 Great Falls, Cascade, [[Montana|MT]]). 1st wife (1928 @ Toronto, ON): Elizabeth Benson Fisher Ironside (b. 1902 [[Manitoba|MB]] - d. 1932 Toronto, ON), daughter of Arthur William Fisher & Katherine McFayden Fisher. 2nd wife (1937 @ Brantford, ON): Carolyn Mae Johnston Ironside (b. 1899 Dalton, Kawartha Lakes, Victoria, ON - d. 1975 Orillia, ON), daughter of James Johnston (b. 1862 Dalton, ON - d. 1935 Orillia, ON) & Elizabeth Ann Jarrett Johnston (1866-1932 Carden, Kawartha Lakes, ON).  
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**** William Allan Ironside (b. 1907 Puslinch, ON - d. 1959 Great Falls, Cascade, [[Montana|MT]]). 1st wife (1928 @ Toronto, ON): Elizabeth Benson Fisher Ironside (b. 1902 [[Manitoba|MB]] - d. 1932 Toronto, ON), daughter of Arthur William Fisher & Katherine McFayden Fisher. 2nd wife (1937 @ Brantford, ON): Carolyn Mae Johnston Ironside (b. 1899 Dalton, Kawartha Lakes, Victoria, ON - d. 1975 Orillia, ON), daughter of James Johnston (b. 1862 Dalton, ON - d. 1935 Orillia, ON) & Elizabeth Ann Jarrett Johnston (1866-1932 Carden, Kawartha Lakes, ON).
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**** Alice May "Sally" Ironside Brain (b. 1912 Galt, ON - d. 1986 Orillia, ON). Husband: Norman Leonard Brain (b. 1890 Brooke, Lambton, ON - d. 1956 Sarnia, ON), son of Henry Brain (b. 1861 Warmington, Warwick, Eng. - d. 1924 Brooke, ON) & Jane "Jennie" Sears Brain (b. 1868 Croxley Green, Hertford, Eng.). Sally served with the Women's Div. of the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII, and the family was connected with [[InterVarsity Christian Fellowship]].
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**** Alice May "Sally" Ironside Brain (b. 1912 Galt, ON - d. 1986 Orillia, ON). Husband: Norman Leonard Brain (b. 1890 Brooke, Lambton, ON - d. 1956 Sarnia, ON), son of Henry Brain (b. 1861 Warmington, Warwick, Eng. - d. 1924 Brooke, ON) & Jane "Jennie" Sears Brain (b. 1868 Croxley Green, Hertford, Eng.). Sally served with the Women's Div. of the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII, and the family was connected with [[InterVarsity Christian Fellowship]].
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**** Adelaide Jean Ironside Stewart (b. 1915 Puslinch, ON - d. 2008 Orillia, ON). Husband: Archibald "Archie" John Stewart.  
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**** Adelaide Jean Ironside Stewart (b. 1915 Puslinch, ON - d. 2008 Orillia, ON). Husband: Archibald "Archie" John Stewart.
  
 
===Rockwood===
 
===Rockwood===
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#* c/o A. Walker @ 169 Lauder Ave. +1927+
 
#* c/o A. Walker @ 169 Lauder Ave. +1927+
 
# [[Central Gospel Hall, Toronto, ON]] (OB) 1892-1992
 
# [[Central Gospel Hall, Toronto, ON]] (OB) 1892-1992
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#* @ N.E. corner of College & Brunswick Sts. +1897+
 
# [[Danforth Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1899-'''present'''
 
# [[Danforth Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1899-'''present'''
 
#* East End Gospel Hall 1899-1904; East Toronto Gospel Hall / Swanwick Avenue Gospel Hall +1927-1947+; Danforth Gospel Hall 1950-present (2023+); hive from [[Broadview Avenue Gospel Hall, ON|Broadview]].
 
#* East End Gospel Hall 1899-1904; East Toronto Gospel Hall / Swanwick Avenue Gospel Hall +1927-1947+; Danforth Gospel Hall 1950-present (2023+); hive from [[Broadview Avenue Gospel Hall, ON|Broadview]].
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#* @ 649 Queen Street East +1897+
 
# [[Davenport Gospel Hall, ON]] (EB) '''1866'''-1881 (KLC-EB) 1881-2016+
 
# [[Davenport Gospel Hall, ON]] (EB) '''1866'''-1881 (KLC-EB) 1881-2016+
 
#* Davenport Gospel Hall +2016+
 
#* Davenport Gospel Hall +2016+
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#* Yonge St.
 
#* Yonge St.
 
# [[Westmoreland Grace and Truth Hall, ON]] (OB/Grant?) +1936-1975
 
# [[Westmoreland Grace and Truth Hall, ON]] (OB/Grant?) +1936-1975
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# [[West Toronto Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1904-1994
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# [[West Toronto Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1897-1994
 
#* Junction Gospel Hall +1904+; Dundas Street Gospel Hall +1927-1937+
 
#* Junction Gospel Hall +1904+; Dundas Street Gospel Hall +1927-1937+
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#* @ 3001 Dundas St. (Dundas & Pacific) +1927-1937+
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#* @ 1180 Queen St. West +1897+; 3001 Dundas St. (Dundas & Pacific) +1927-1937+
 
#* c/o James Crawford +1927-1937+
 
#* c/o James Crawford +1927-1937+
 
#* Norman May (1924-1992) of also Eglinton, Newmarket, Goodwood was in fellowship here. See [[Woodstock Gospel Hall, ON]].
 
#* Norman May (1924-1992) of also Eglinton, Newmarket, Goodwood was in fellowship here. See [[Woodstock Gospel Hall, ON]].

Latest revision as of 09:49, 19 February 2024

Abbreviation guide: OB (& TW-P & some KLC) are Gospel Halls, Bible Chapels and others within the "open brethren" (although Gospel Halls (generally) maintain a separate network from the Chapels, and typically prefer a letter of commendation from those visiting from other Halls, practicing guarded reception particularly with regard to breaking bread). Visitors are generally welcomed to observe. EB/TW/TW-N/NT/Renton/Grant/Ames, etc., are "Careful" or "Closed" (sometimes known as "exclusive") brethren (similar in practice on reception to OB Gospel Halls).

PBCC is a type of "exclusive" also initially known as "Ravenites" or "Park Street Brethren" with a considerably more selective process for inclusion. BC are (generally) independent community or a "Bible Church" (hence the "BC") fellowships with early or indirect PB influence, and likely does not wish to be considered "Brethren". OB BC is an independent bible church that retains more than usual of its early brethren influence or practices, or observation of its heritage. See Branches of Plymouth Brethren for a more detailed list.

The above primer link expands on the abbreviations, and also contains introduction to this (and other) sheets within the overall History. There have been scores of branches with their own distinctive networks and strengths within the history of the PB, and many branches continue to flourish today, and while no assembly or gathering is identical to the others, each is thought to maintain a fervent desire for simplicity in gathering around the Lord Jesus, though practices and secondary doctrines may vary culturally and/or preferentially as autonomous (yet inter-dependent) local gatherings, and would generally abhor denominational titling or language.

Inclusion on this list does not presume affiliation or fellowship with others on said list, except within networks. Historically, there has been minimal interaction between (or intimate (and accurate) knowledge of) the different networks, officially or unofficially, although the advent of social media and other innovations have encouraged slightly more camaraderie, albeit informally.

Assemblies are sorted geographically, and will, D.V., eventually have further history within. Red links on Brethrenpedia are presently undeveloped, and blue links contain further data. Plus (+) signs denote ambiguity on start or closing year. Bold years either denote earliest assemblies within regions, or currently active status presumed. Ex-PB independent churches are NOT in bold, if still active, to help differentiate from those still loosely affiliated with a network.

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Central Ontario

Dufferin County

Orangeville

Shelburne

Kawartha Lakes

Muskoka

Bracebridge

Georgian Bay

Honey Harbour

Gordon Bay

  • Gordon Bay Meeting Room, ON (TW-Lowe-EB) +1901-1909; (TW) 1909-1973+
    • @ home of Joseph Hamer, 3 mi. N of station +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am, C 3pm @ J.M. Hatherley's
    • c/o J.M. Hatherley +1911+; H.F. Hatherley +1911+

Gravenhurst

  • Severn Bridge Christian Assembly, ON (OB) 1881-2018+
    • Severn Bridge Gospel Hall (OB) 1881-1987
    • c/o Frank Edward Lloyd +1897-1927+ (b. 1845 Llanelwedd, Radnorshire, Wales, emig. 1864, d. 1934 Muskoka, ON), son of John Nathaniel Lloyd (b. Wales) & Anna Jones Lloyd (b. 1818 Wales).
      • 1861 studied @ Ledbury, Hereford, England under William John Morrish (b. 1808 Tything, Worcestershire, England)
  • West Gravenhurst Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1886-1904+
    • c/o Henry Douglas +1897+
    • c/o Ernest Edward Burkenshaw +1904+ (b. 1859 Rotherhithe, London, Eng. - d. 1941 Meanook, AB); son of Edward Burkenshaw (b. 1832 Woolwich, Eng. - d. 1927 Gravenhurst, ON) & Elizabeth (Clark) Burkenshaw (b. 1834 Greenwich, Eng. - d. 1933 Gravenhurst, ON); 1st wife 1880 @ Orillia, ON: Annie Georgina (Simms) Burkenshaw (b. 1862 Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, Eng. - d. 1919 Berry Creek, AB); 2nd wife 1923 @ Winnipeg, MB: Sarah Annie McRae-Ibbitson (b. 1876 Iona Station, ON - d. 1950 Creston, B.C.); C of E +1871-1891+, PB +1901-1911+, Presby. +1916+; Millwright/Saw Mill Foreman @ Gravenhurst +1891-1901+;

Hamer Bay

  • Hamer Bay Meeting Room, ON (EB) 1879-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1992;(TW-N EB) 1992-2024+
    • Port Cockburn 1879-1896+; Gordon Bay +1901-1973+
    • Gladstone Gospel Hall 1950's
    • @ home of Joseph Hamer +1880+
      • Joseph emigrated from England to Collingwood, ON where he was in fellowship with the assembly there for a couple years before settling around near Port Cockburn. He may have been in fellowship with the PB in England.
    • c/o J. Hamer +1880+, +1903-1905+; J.M. Hatherley +1901-1917+; H.F. Hatherley +1903-1933+; Joshua Hamer +1908+; Joseph Hamer +1911+, +1917+; John J. Hamer +1914-1923+, +1949-1951+, +1962-1966+; James M. Hatherly +1923-1927+; A.F. Hamer +1927-1933+, +1949-1962+; J.J. Hamer +1927+; A.E. Hatherley +1944-1973+; H.C. Hatherley +1949+; Alan Hamer +1966-1973+; Wilbur E. Smith +1973+; F. Alan Hamer +1985-2005+; Mike Wylie +1985-2016+

Huntsville

Port Sydney/Utterson

Northumberland County

Baltimore

Brighton

Campbellford

  • Campbellford Bible Chapel, ON (OB) +1892-2018+
    • Campbellford Gospel Hall +1892-2000+
    • c/o Walter George Sidney Smith +1897-1904+ (b. 1866 Campbellford, ON - d. 1943 Los Angeles, CA); J.J. Diamond +1927+; George Gibson +1927+
    • OR 1922-3: Fallen Asleep: "Mrs. Peter Clark, of Campbellford, Ont., on Jan. 22. She was saved 50 years ago, and one of the first to be gathered unto him, outside the Camp, in these parts 30 years ago. A good woman and always at the meetings when able."
    • TBM 1936-9: Canada and U.S.A.: "James Lyon has had meetings in Campbellford, also later in Deckerville, Michigan and Flint.

Cobourg

Colborne

Norham

Peterborough County

Lakefield

Lang

  • Lang Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1977
    • c/o Charles Edwards +1897-1927+
      • possibly (b. 1854 Douro, Peterborough, ON - d. 1931 Otonobee, Peterborough, ON),
        • In 1876 in Canada, Peterborough, ON m. Isabella Cummings (b. 1858 Ennismore, ON - d. 1883 Keene, Peterborough, ON)

Norwood

Peterborough

There were two OB assemblies in 1927. The first had George Mulligan @ 804 George St. as a correspondent, the second had E. Wager @ 273 Park St. Need to figure out where these were.

Port Hope

  • Port Hope Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1857-1881; (TW-Lowe-Grant-Park-EB) 1881-1884; (TW-Lowe-Park-EB) 1884-1889; (TW-Lowe-EB) 1889-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1944+
    • @ Top Flat over Bridge's Tailoring Store, SW cor. of Railway Crossing & Walton St. +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 10:30am; C at Miss Boulton's in the afternoon during the winter.
    • c/o Miss Boulton, Brown St. +1911+; S. Gist, Ellen St. +1911+; William Wickett, Ridout St. +1911+
    • Joseph M. Scriven, author of What A Friend We Have In Jesus, composed while in Brantford, lived in Bewdley (near Port Hope) a decade or so, then relocated to Port Hope where he died in 1886.

Simcoe County

Angus

Barrie

Beeton

Beston

Bradford West Gwillimbury

Brechin

Clearview

Coldwater

Moonstone

Tesserton

Collingwood

  • Beulah Hall, Collingwood, ON (OB) +1936-1943+
    • hive from Collingwood Gospel Hall
  • Collingwood Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-2018+
    • Collingwood Gospel Hall (OB) +1904-1927+; Collingwood Assembly +1936-1948+; Collingwood Christian Assembly 1984-1989;
    • c/o Thomas Crone +1897-1904+ (b. 1837 Derryaghy, Antrim, Ireland - d. 1908 Collingwood, ON); Jas. F. Williams +1927+* Collingwood Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1865-1881; (TW-Lowe-Grant-Park EB) 1881-1884; (TW-Lowe-Park EB) 1884-1889; (TW-Lowe EB) 1889-1894+
    • c/o W. McMurchy @ near the Market +1880+; J. Hamer

Craighurst

Creemore

Dalston

Fesserton

  • Meetings by Law & Benner (OB) 1885* Mrs. J. Wise (OB) +1897+

Foxmead

  • Foxmead Gospel Hall, ON (EB) 1879+ (OB) +1883-1973
    • Foxmead Meeting Room (EB) 1879+
    • Evangelistic by Faulknor, McQuiston, etc. (OB) 1883
    • c/o John Fox +1879-1904+
      • one of the two earliest settlers of Foxmead
    • c/o G. Orr @ Coldwater +1927+

Hawkestone

  • E. Allingham (OB) +1897+

Rugby

  • Rugby Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1883-1904+; +1943-1950+
    • c/o Duncan Johnston +1897-1904+
      • probably (b. 1861 ON), +1881-1921+ @ Medonte, Simcoe, ON farmer; son of John Johnstone (b. 1831 Ilney, Argyll, Scot. - d. 1914 Carley, Simcoe, ON) & Mary McKay Johnston (b. 1826 Scot. - d. 1911 Oro-Medonte, ON)

Hillsdale

  • Gospel Tent (OB) 1886

Innisfil

Lefroy

  • A. Gulston (OB) +1897+

Midland

  • Midland Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-2009+
    • c/o William Paul +1897+; George Joseph Paul +1904+ (b. 1864 Peterborough, ON - d. 1929 Simcoe, ON); Ed Swales +1927+; Tom Moore +1927+

Minesing

Josephine

  • Josephine Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1904+
    • c/o James Coles @ Minesing +1897-1904+ (b. 1865 Plymouth, Devon, England - d. 1968 Minesing, Simcoe, ON)
      • m. Margaret Jane Rouse (b. 1877 Oro, Simcoe, ON - d. 1968 Minesing, Simcoe, ON)

Mitchell's Square

Nottawa

Orillia

Port Stanton

Severn

Shanty Bay

Stayner

Tottenham

  • Tottenham Meeting Room, ON (TW-Lowe EB) +1889-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1917+
    • @ Potter's Block +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am
    • c/o Robert Moir +1911+; James McCulloch, Connor P.O. +1911+

Vasey

  • Vasey Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1911+
    • c/o B.D. Rachar +1897+
    • c/o John Charles Isaac +1904+ (b. 1857 Harwood, ON Wes. Meth. - d. 1936 Vasey, ON); son of William & Mary (Hern) Isaac; m. Elizabeth Carruthers (b. 1866 Harwood, ON Presby. - d. 1934 Vasey, ON);

Warminster

  • Warminster Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1882-1950+
    • c/o Benjamin Teskey +1897-1904+ (b. 1838 Rathkeale, Limerick, ON - d. 1926 Orillia, ON), son of Joseph Teskey (b. 1804 Court Matrix, Limerick, Ireland - d. 1878 Medonte Twp., ON) & Mary Ann Shier (b. 1815 Court Matrix, Limerick, Ireland - d. 1906 Medonte Twp., ON); m. Margaret MacLeod Horne (b. 1847 Rugby, ON - d. 1929 Orillia, ON);
    • c/o William Rankin +1927+
    • This assembly was reportedly an initial or principal location of discussions 1907-1912 on guarded vs. loose reception within the OB, with one brother who gave a talk in 1907 on the open table, and another on the closed table, and went separate directions. Also see Orillia.

Wasaga Beach

Waubashene

Waverley

  • Waverley Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1885-2021+
    • see WGH's website
    • c/o James Erven +1897+
    • c/o Hiram Alexander French +1903 (b. 1864 Elmvale, ON - d. 1903 Waverley, ON); son of Gabriel French (b. 1817 Woodmancote, Gloucestershire, Eng. - d. 1902 Flos, Simcoe, ON) & Susannah Epsybur "Susan" (Parker) French (b. 1822 London, Eng. - d. 1896 Flos, ON); m. Mary Kay (b. 1862 Collingwood, ON - d. 1937 Kerrobert, SK) parents Gabriel & Susan French were Methodist, then PB by 1891. Hiram & Mary were Methodist, then PB by 1901. After Hiram's death, in 1904, his widow Mary relocated to Outlook, SK, which was officially founded in 1908 as a product of the railroad, and contains Canada's longest pedestrian bridge. In 1911, she relocated nearby to newly founded Kerrobert where she died, and was honored as a pioneer to the district.

Wyebridge

  • Wyebridge Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1904+
    • c/o Mr. Parker +1904+
      • possibly Henry "Harry" Parker (b. 1869 Lavenham, Suffolk, Eng.); son of Henry Parker (b. 1845) & Sarah Parker (b. 1845), both born in Lavenham; Meth. +1891+, "Ch." +1901+, Baptist +1911+; m. 1888: Caroline" (Wright) Parker (b. 1867 Tiny, Simcoe, ON - d. 1947 Orillia, ON);

Niagara Peninsula

Grimsby

Haldimand County

Caledonia

Cayuga

Dunnville

Jarvis

  • Jarvis Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1885-1921+
    • c/o James Grandon +1897-1904+
    • c/o James Goodfellow 1900-1902
    • c/o William Alexander Cameron +1921+ (b. 1890 ON). Self-employed thresher/baker in the grocery business. 1931 @ Mitchell, Perth, ON and Baptist. Wife: Winnifred Lucy Munnings Cameron +1921+ (b. 1890 ON). Cousin: Mabel Munnings +1921+ (b. 1889 ON). Children:
      • Wilfred Thomas Cameron +1921+ (b. 1915 ON)
      • Lucy Madeline Cameron +1921+ (b. 1917 ON)
      • John "Jack" A. Cameron +1921+ (b. 1919 ON)
      • Irwin D. Cameron (b. 1922 ON)
      • Florence E. Cameron (b. 1928 ON)
      • Shirley Mae Cameron Stewart (b. 1931 Mitchell, ON - d. 2012 Mission, Vancouver, BC)
    • OR 1920-4: Tillsonburg, ON: "Our brethren Touzeau and Dobbin tried meetings in February near Jarvis, but the cold was severe, the roads bad and the "flu" prevailing, so that only a small attendance was nightly on hand. Br. Touzeau is at home and Br. Dobbin spent a time at London."
    • WiS 1940: "W. Bailie is holding forth and Jarvis..."

Walpole

  • Walpole Assembly, ON (?) +1871-1905+
    • c/o Michael Weidrick +1871-1891+ (b. 1819 France). Wife: Susanna Pugsley Weidrick +1871-1899 (b. 1823 Somersetshire, Eng. - d. 1899 Haldimand Co., ON). +1846-1901+ @ Walpole, ON. Dr. Howell was Susanna's physician at her time of death. All but their eldest daughter had left the PB for the Methodists by 1881. Children:
      • Mary Ann Wedrick +1871-1881+ (b. 1846 Walpole, ON - d. 1907 Nantichoke, Haldimand, ON).
      • Joseph Wedrick 1871+ (b. 1847 Walpole, ON - d. 1923 Nantichoke, ON). Wife: Sarah Ann Decew Weidrick (b. 1852 - d. 1924 Nantichoke, ON), daughter of Edmund Decew (b. 1812 Yorkshire, Eng. - d. 1892 Decewsville, Haldimand, ON) & Annie Margaret Fawell/Fowell Decew (b. 1815 Yorkshire, Eng. - d. 1855 Decewsville, ON).
      • Michael Wedrick +1871+ (b. 1850 Walpole, ON - d. 1920 Nantichoke, ON). Wife: Eleanor Amanda Porritt Wedrick (b. 1850 Port Dover, ON - d. 1909 Nantichoke, ON).
      • Susanna Wedrick +1871+ (b. 1854 Walpole, ON)
    • c/o Alexander Small +1871-1891+ (b. 1849 Scot.). Wife: Amelia Mary Tilly Small +1871-1905 (b. 1847 Friskney, Lincolnshire, Eng. - d. 1905 Hamilton, ON), daughter of Thomas Tilly (b. 1816 Porton, Hampshire, Eng. - d. 1887 Hackney, London, Eng.) & Elizabeth Pizzey Tilly-Phillips (1814-1868 London, Eng.). Alexander & Amelia Small continued as PB after moving to Hamilton, ON by 1901, as did their daughter Elizabeth.
      • Elizabeth Small 1878-1891+ (b. 1878 Walpole, ON). Other alumni:
    • Mabel Munnings +1991+ (b. 1889 ON)
    • Alexander Cameron

Hamilton

Also see A Century in Retrospect by James Gunn for a survey of open brethren (OB) history in Hamilton.

Niagara Falls

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Port Colborne

St. Catherines

As per his autobio, John Bowes visited Thomas Simpson & Richard Taylor in the summer of 1866, unsure whether EB or OB. Simpson furnished horse and buggy for Bowes to travel to visit Thomas Archibald near Thorald, formerly of Strathaven. Bowes had traveled to Canada from Scotland with fellow evangelist John Sommerville, who left Toronto for New York, and Bowes to St. Catherines.* Brockview Bible Chapel, ON (OB) 1959-2021+** Pelham Road Gospel Hall (OB) 1959-1967; Pelham Road Gospel Chapel (OB) 1968-1969;

Lincoln

Pelham Union

Ridgeville

Thorold

John Bowes spent a week in Thorold and in the district in June 1866, reported in his autobio that he "had some good meetings and some blessed opportunities of speaking truth".* Rolling Meadows Bible Chapel, ON (OB) 1949/1966-2021+** Thorold South Gospel Chapel (OB) 1966-2016

    • Open-Air, Sunday School & Gospel Meeting 1949-1966
    • see RMBC's website

Welland

  • Welland Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1918-2019+
    • South Welland Gospel Hall (OB) 1959-1971+
    • home of Ernest Gladwin (OB) 1954-1959
    • c/o Ernest Gladwin +1927-1959+

Northeastern Ontario

Algoma District

Bruce Mines

Echo Bay

  • Echo Bay preaching point (OB) +1927+
    • c/o R. Strachan

Elliot Lake

Goulais River

Sault Ste. Marie

Arnstein

Callander

Chapleau

Cochrane District

Clute

Hearst

Kapuskasing

Matheson

Vimy Ridge

Moose Factory Island

Timmins

South Porcupine

Eastman (Lake?)

East Templeton?

Iroquois Falls

Manitoulin Island

Gore Bay

Hilly Grove

Manitouaning

Providence Bay

Nipissing District

North Bay

Sturgeon Falls

  • Sturgeon Falls Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1904+
    • c/o G. Holditch
      • possibly Samuel Gilman W. Holditch (b. 1867 Macaulay, Muskoka, ON - d. 1945 Orillia, Simcoe, ON)

Veuve River

Parry Sound District

Burk's Falls

Depot Harbour

Doe Lake

Dunchurch

Earlton

Fairholme

  • Fairholme Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1904+
    • c/o John Mark Patterson +1897-1904+ (b. 1852 Guelph, ON - d. 1922 Dunchurch, Parry Sound, ON)

Hurdville

  • William Barton (OB) +1897+
    • no meeting

Kearney

Magnetewan

  • Magnetewan Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1911+
    • @ Cecebe (no meeting) +1897+; @ Magnetewan +1897-1911+
    • Isabella Fleming Finch +1897-1911+ (b. 1825 Perth, Scot.; emig. 1843; d. 1917 Berriedale, Parry Sound, ON), daughter of John Fleming & Jean Stewart Fleming (b. 1806 Perth, Scot.). Husband (1848): Abraham Finch (b. 1825 Eng.; emig. 1832; d. 1908). Abraham was registered in 1871 as a Baptist farmer & storekeeper, and may have remained Baptist. In 1848, Abraham was residing in Toronto, and Isabella in Vaughan (north of Toronto), their wedding was officiated by Ephraim Evans, a Wesleyan Methodist minister and witnessed by John Finch & John Duggan. In 1908, Dr. Augustus Wellington Partridge (1866-1951) of Burk's Falls did Abraham's autopsy. In 1897, Isabella was the contact for the Cecebe area (no meeting), Mrs. A. Walton held a meeting in Magnetewan.
    • Rebecca Celesia Sawyer Walton +1897+ (b. 1851 Whitby, Durham, ON - d. 1934 North Bay, Nipissing, ON), daughter of Benjamin Sawyer (b. 1814 Dunham, Brome-Missisquoi, QC - d. 1887 Minden, Haliburton, ON) & Catherine Burhart Sawyer-Wallis-McCready (b. 1812 Sorel-Tracy, QC - d. 1887 Minden, ON). Husband (1869 @ Coboconk, Kawartha Lakes, Victoria, ON): Arthur Edward Walton (1850-1925 Parry Sound, ON), son of Richard Walton (b. 1798 Isle of Wight, Eng. - d. 1864 Little Britain, Kawartha Lakes, Victoria, ON) & Sarah Brooks Walton (b. 1819 Consecon, Prince Edward, ON - d. 1899 Parry Sound, ON). In 1881, the family resided in Morrison, Muskoka, ON, and was Methodist. In 1891, Arthur was self-employed as captain of a steamboat, no religious affiliation, while Rebecca identified as PB. In 1901, two of their sons (William Walton & Edgar Walton) resided with them, as did a niece & nephew whom they adopted (Nellie Sawyer & Ernest Sawyer). William did not identify with a religion that year, while Edgar, Nellie & Ernest were PB. By 1911, Arthur was in fellowship with the PB, thru 1921, as was Rebecca. Children (including adopted):
      • William A. Walton (b. 1875 ON) joined the PB by 1911, he was employed as a marine engineer in Magnetewan. Wife (1902 @ Parry Sound, ON): Caroline Alberta Taylor Walton (b. 1875 ON), daughter of Edward Taylor & Margaret Manson Taylor. Caroline identified as Methodist in 1911, as did their four children. By 1921, William identified with no religion, and his wife and children remained Methodist. By 1931, all had joined the UCoC.
      • Capt. Walter Arthur George "Edgar" Walton (b. 1882 Sparrow Lake, Muskoka, ON - d. 1951 Port Loring, Parry Sound, ON). He captained a steamboat in the career path of his father, with a break in 1901 employed as a fireman. He identified as PB as early as 1891, and thru 1921, joining with the UCoC by 1931. Wife: Ellen "Nellie" Patterson Walton (b. 1879 Dunchurch/Whitestone, Parry Sound, ON - d. 1980), daughter of John Mark Patterson (b. 1852 Peel Twp., Wellington, ON - d. 1922 Dunchurch, Parry Sound, ON) & Sarah Taylor Patterson (b. 1859 Elora, Wellington, ON - d. 1947 McDougall, Parry Sound, ON). John & Sarah Patterson were PB as early as 1891, while residing in Whitestone, Parry Sound, ON remaining in that area (and PB) for the duration of their lives. Whitestone was previously known as Hagerman.
      • Nellie "Ella" May Sawyer Dean (b. 1890 Stanhope, Haliburton, ON - d. 1978 Haliburton, Peterborough, ON), daughter of William Henry Sawyer & Sarah Louise Barry Sawyer. She was PB +1891-1901+, then CoE as was her husband's family. Husband: James Dean (1884-1965 Haliburton, ON), son of George Dean (b. 1848 Reigate, Surrey, Eng. - d. 1891 Haliburton, ON) & Ann "Annie" Weller Dean (b. 1848 Chipstead, Surrey, Eng.; m. 1869 St. Andrews, Kingswood-by-Reigate, Surrey, Eng.; d. 1925 Dysart, Haliburton, ON).
      • Ernest Sawyer (b. 1892 Stanhope, ON), son of William Henry Sawyer (b. 1858 Fenelon Falls, Kawartha Lakes, Victoria, ON) & Sarah "Louise" Barry Sawyer (m. 1880 Stanhope, ON). Ernest was PB +1891-1901+, and Methodist by 1911. In 1911, he was employed as a steamboat fireman.

Nellie & Ernest Sawyer had three elder siblings, evidently not adopted by their uncle and aunt, Arthur & Rebecca (Sawyer) Walton:

  • Wilbert Thomas Sawyer (b. 1883 Stanhope, ON - d. 1939 Rathburn, Sudbury, ON). By 1901, Wilbert was living in Stanhope, adopted by Thomas Jones, Sr. (b. 1833 Milton Dameral, Devon, Eng. - d. 1917 Stanhope, ON) & Elizabeth Jones (b. 1834 Devon, Eng.; m. 1853 Pancrasweek, Devon, Eng.; d. 1912 Stanhope, ON) who were CoE as early as their wedding. Wilbert became Presbyterian by 1911. At the time of his death, he was employed as a mining prospector. He was murdered on May 14, 1939 by a rifle shot to the heart.
  • Frances Sawyer (b. 1886 ON)
  • Oscar Sawyer (b. 1887 Stanhope, ON). Wife (1920 Stanhope, ON): Olive Florence Ball Sawyer (b.

In 1873, Rebecca Walton's brother Asa Sawyer married Emily Jane Thompson (b. 1854 ON) in Lindsay, Kawartha Lakes, Victoria, ON, both living in Brock Twp., GTA, Durham, ON. Asa was registered as a "B. Christian", Emily as Wesleyan Methodist, the wedding was officiated by Edward Roberts. A week beforehand, in the same place, Asa & Rebecca's mother Catherine married her 2nd husband, George Wallis (b. 1808 York, Eng.), both registered as CoE. George was a son of Thomas & Mary Wallis. Catherine & George were residing in Kawartha Lakes at the time, in the township of Mariposa.

McDougall Twp.

Waubamik

Albert Edward Leushner (OB) +1897+ (b. 1875 Waubamik, ON - d. 1946 Los Angeles, CA), son of Paul John Friedrich Berthold Leushner (b. 1835 Prusice, Silesia, Germany - d. 1923 Waubamik, ON) & Ann Evans Leushner (b. 1839 Cetlan, Wales - d. 1905 Waubamik, ON). In 1871, the family resided in Essa Twp., Simcoe, ON. Paul was employed as a watchmaker +1871-1885+. In 1881, they lived in Gwillimbury West, Simcoe, ON and affiliated with the Canadian Methodists (which Paul & Ann remained thru 1908). 1885 @ Cookstown, Innisfil, Simcoe, ON.

Albert traveled in 1915 to Buffalo, New York. Resided in Assiniboia, then Moose Jaw, SK prior to 1922 when he emigrated thru Vancouver, BC initially to Blaine, Whatcom, WA via the Great Northern Railway with intent to settle in Los Angeles, California where he remained until his death in 1946, employed as a carpenter, never married.

His address in 1928 was with John Jackson Lasure (b. 1864 PA) and his wife Ruth Sarah Barger Ramsey-Lasure (b. 1867 Philadelphia, PA - d. 1941 L.A., CA) at 1022 Mohawk St., who gave witness to Albert's moral character in 1935. John & Ruth had resided in L.A. since 1912, they operated a grocery store in 1920, and a rooming house in 1930, while John was a residential architect, and a mission pastor in 1935. Wilbur "Willie" Augustus Richardson (b. 1871 Racine, WI - d. 1945 North Hollywood, L.A., CA) also gave testimony, he was employed as a hotel janitor.

In 1944, as per Ancestry.com, Albert authored Rambling Along Through the Scriptures: Basic Truths Gone Over for Regenerate Men.

Parry Sound

  • Parry Sound Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-2021+
    • no meeting in 1897
    • c/o Violet Dixon McMorran +1897+ (b. 1858 Barrie, Simcoe, ON), daughter of James Dixon (b. 1819 Eng.) & Eliza Dixon (b. 1826 ON).
    • c/o W.G. Ward +1904+
      • possibly William George Ward (b. 1864), Brethren gardener in Orillia
    • c/o Robert Bruce +1927+
    • see PSGH's website

Parry Sound Harbour

Sundridge

  • Chapman Valley Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1870's-2020+
    • Spence Gospel Hall 1870's-1904+; Magnetewan Gospel Hall +1904-1909
    • c/o William Ross +1897+
    • c/o James Keppy +1904+ (b. 1851 - d. 1914 Spence, ON), son of Robert Keppy & Isabella Amos Keppy; William Harrison @ Magnettawan +1927+
      • Baptist @ 1889
      • 1st wife: Jane Douglas (b. 1851 Greenlaw, Berkwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland - d. 1885 Spence, ON);
      • 2nd wife 1889: Alice Jane Jeffery (b. 1869 Lee Church Lane, Derbyshire, Eng. - d. 1909 Spence, ON), dau. of Thomas Jeffery & Agnes Brand.
    • c/o Henry Barton +1904+ (b. 1856 Bristol, Pontiac, QC - d. 1934 Magnetewan, ON)
    • see CVGH's FB
  • South River Christian Assembly, ON (OB) 1885-2020+
    • South River Gospel Hall 1885-1983
    • c/o William Ernest Holditch +1897-1904+ (b. 1872 - d. 1958 Sudbury, ON), m. Mary Jane Miller (1888-1970); E.B. Steen +1927+
    • see SRCA's FB

Trout Creek

St. Joseph Island

Richards Landing

Sudbury District

Larchwood/Dowling

Lee Valley

Lockerby

  • 3 week Gospel campaign by Robert McClurkin (OB) 1953
    • Lockery (sic)

Sudbury

Webbwood

Thessalon

Timiskaming District

Charlton

Cobalt

Elk Lake

Englehart

Haileybury

Hough Lake

Katrine

Kirkland Lake

Matachewan

New Liskeard

Temiskaming Shores

  • North Cobalt Meeting Room (TW residency) +1911+
    • c/o Mrs. Ed. Hermeston

Thornloe

Northwestern Ontario

Kenora District

Dryden

Kenora

  • Kenora Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1890-2006
    • Rat Portage Gospel Hall 1890-1905
    • c/o John Law Dalziel +1897-1904+ (b. 1857 Cambunsen, Lanarkshire, Scotland - d. 1934 Kenora, ON); F. Tonkin +1927+

Sioux Lookout

Thunder Bay

Southeastern Ontario

Hastings County

Bancroft

L'Amable

  • L'Amable Bible Chapel, ON (OB) 1983-2021+
  • Turriff Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1904+; +1936-1948+
    • c/o Arthur Charles Stewart +1904+ (b. 1863 Bristol, QC - d. 1921 Turriff, ON); m. Ann Jane Mackay (b. 1864 Lanark, ON - d. 1948 Turriff, ON), dau. of John Mackay (b. 1834 Lanark, ON - d. 1897 Toronto, ON) and Catherine McLaren (b. 1849 ON - d. 1913 Carlow, ON)
  • Nobbs Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1904+
    • c/o Fred Nobbs @ Turriff
      • possibly Frederick Henry Nobbs (b. 1836 Bramerton, South Norfolk, England - d. 1927 Victoria, BC) who lived in Hastings Cy, ON in the 1890's, or his son Frederick Huke Nobbs (b. 1858 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England - d. 1930 Victoria, BC), both Brethren. However, in 1901 & 1911 both lived in Victoria. Frederick Sr.'s son James William Nobbs (b. 1859 Plumstead, London, England - d. 1947 Turriff, ON) also had a son named Frederick James Nobbs (b. 1892 Belleville, ON - d. 1965 Victoria, BC) who was Brethren in 1901 but was also living in Victoria, and was 13 in 1904.

Beechmount

  • Beechmount Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1896-1942
    • spelled "Beachmount" in 1897 & 1904 AAB
    • c/o Henry Palmateer +1897+; Jno. Clark +1904+; Adam Mitchell @ Bancroft +1927+

Belleville

  • Belleville Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1871-1881; (TW-Lowe-Raven-Grant) 1881-1884; (TW-Lowe-Raven) 1884-1889; (TW-Lowe) 1889-1908+
    • c/o Alexander McGinnis +1880+* Bethel Chapel, Belleville, ON (OB) +1871-2003+
    • Bethel Hall (OB) +1882-1960; Bethel Church 1969-1972; Bethel Chapel 1961-1968; 1973-2003;
    • @ Main St. +1904+; Church & Station St. +1948-2000+; Pinnacle St. +1936-1943+
    • c/o John Josiah Haines +1871-1897+ (b. 1843 Kingston, ON - d. 1926 Hastings, ON). John was PB in 1861 in Portsmouth, Frontenac, ON. Wife: J. Mary Haines (b. 1846 Eng.).
    • c/o W. Logue @ 10 Grove St. +1927+; E. McBride @ 270 Charles St. +1927+* Hastings Park Bible Church, ON (OB) +1882-1969; (BC) 1980-2021+
    • Hastings Park Bible Chapel (OB) 1969-1980
    • see HPBC's website* Quinte Bible Chapel Open Door Christian Fellowship, ON (BC) +1882/2007-2021+
    • Quinte Bible Chapel @ Frankford (OB) +2003-2013?
    • see QBC's website

Bird's Creek

Boulter

  • Boulter Gospel Chapel, ON (OB) 1875/1902-2020+
    • c/o William Henry Demarell +1897-1904+ (b. 1874 Belleville, ON - d. 1939 Beauchamp, Timiskaming, ON)
      • 1904 m. Katherine "Kitty" Ann Sutherland (b. 1878 Boulter, ON - d. 1942 Kirkland Lake, Timiskaming, ON), dau. James Sutherland & Mary Ann Hewett Sutherland
    • Also See
    • has its own cemetery; also see History: Boulter Gospel Chapel 1902-2002 by Gwen Jenkins;

Clanricarde

Deseronto

Gooderham

Graphite

Maynooth

  • Graphite Bible Chapel, ON (OB) 1885/1887-2021+
    • Fiss Schoolhouse Assembly (OB) 1887-1900; Graphite Gospel Hall @ Maynooth Station (OB) 1900-1983+; Gospel Bible Chapel +1985; Graphite Bible Chapel 1986-present; Maynooth Bible Chapel;
    • c/o Richard Irving @ Belleville 1885
    • see GBC website* Fiss Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1885-1904+
    • Fiss Schoolhouse Assembly (OB) 1887-1900;
    • c/o Richard Irving @ Belleville 1885;
    • c/o Hermon Collusky @ Maynooth +1897-1904+

Hartsmere

Hartsmere

  • Hartsmere Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1904+; +1936+
    • c/o George Loth +1904+
      • possibly George Allan Lott (b. 1867 Madoc Twp, ON - d. 1941 Ashby, Addington, ON)

Long Lake

Hastings

  • Hastings Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1911+
    • in Northumberland County in 1880
    • c/o George Bickle, ironfounder +1880+ (no meeting); c/o Mr. & Mrs. Warner +1911+ (no meeting)

Hermon

Hybla

Marmora

New Carlow

  • New Carlow Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1967
    • c/o Henry Welsh +1897-1904+ (b. 1857 Griffith, Renfrew, ON - d. 1933 New Carlow, ON), m. Francis "Fanny" Kernighan (b. 1855 Renfrew Cy, ON - d. 1926 New Carlow, ON)

Rawdon

  • Rawdon Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1891-1904+
    • c/o William Henry Gibson @ Springbrook (b. 1853 ON - d. 1916 Rawdon, ON)
      • 1891: evangelist; lumberman
      • 1st wife: 1854 @ Northumberland, ON m. Susan Scarlett (b. 1854 Cambridge, MA - d. 1900 Rylstone, ON), dau. of Robert Scarlett & Jane Watson Scarlett;
      • 2nd wife: 1903 @ Hastings, ON m. Mary Pollock (b. 1870 ON), dau. of William Pollock (b. 1825 Ireland, 1847 emigrated, d. 1907 Rawdon, ON) & Agnes Meiklejohn (b. 1830 Scotland, Brethren by 1901, d. 1887 Rawdon, ON);
      • Presby @ 1871;

Rose Island

Shannonville

  • Shannonville evangelism by Charles & Rolph (OB) 1883
    • see Ottawa

Stirling

Trenton

  • Lorne Avenue Bible Chapel, ON (OB) +1897-2018+
    • Trenton Gospel Hall (OB) +1897-1927+; Bethany Gospel Hall, Trenton, ON (OB) +1936-1958; Lorne Ave Gospel Hall (OB) 1959-1988?
    • c/o Richard Irving +1897+; T. Black +1904+; J.A. Diamond +1927+
  • Trenton Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1880+
    • c/o Priscilla Meadows Allen, baker (b. 1850 Penrith, Cumberland, Eng. - d. 1921 Weyburn, SK) +1880+ (no meeting)
      • dau. of William Thomas Meadows (b. 1809 Northamptonshire, Eng. - d. 1897 Paisley, Bruce, ON) & Hannah Merry Meadows (b. 1812 Chalvie, Cumberland, Eng. - d. 1905 Paisley, Bruce, ON)
      • registered Baptist +1881+; Methodist +1891+; Baptist +1901+
      • m. James Alexander Allen, baker (b. 1843 ON)

Tyendenaga

Hawkesbury

Kingston

In an article from the Mineral Point Weekly Tribune (WI) from Nov. 28, 1891, courtesy [www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com], there was a story written on Nov. 24 from Kingston: "Yesterday four young ladies were baptized in the cold water of the lake, according to the rites of the Plymouth Brethren. The service was conducted by Mr. Slouman, the converted Jew. After a short prayer, the candidates walked out in the water and the Jew immersed them."

  • Dayspring Community Church, ON (OB) +1985+
  • Division Street Meeting, ON (PBCC) +1878-1959+
  • Kingston Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1917+
    • @ Good Templars Hall +1880+; home of Mrs. William Sands, 316 Brock St. +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am; Thu R 8pm
    • c/o William T. Gemmill @ Centre St. +1880+; John McCallum, 229 University St. +1911+
  • Meadowbrook Bible Chapel, ON (OB) +1861-2021+
    • aka Kingston Gospel Hall (OB) +1904-1936+; Kingston Gospel Tabernacle (OB) +1943-1950+; Kingston Gospel Hall (OB) +1954-1959; Union Street Gospel Chapel (OB) 1960-2010;
    • c/o John Haines +1861+ (b. 1816 Eng.). Wife: Naomi Haines +1861+ (b. 1821 Eng.).
    • c/o John Josiah "J.J." Haines +1861-1897+ (b. 1843 Kingston, ON - d. 1926 Hastings, ON). Wife: J. Mary Haines (b. 1846 Eng.).; Also see Belleville.
    • c/o Frederick Garnett "F.G." Haines +1904+ (b. 1847 Bonden, Cheshire, England - d. 1929 Belleville, ON), boot & shoe merchant 1880-1901 with his father-in-law, John Josiah Haines.
    • c/o Dr. H.A. Boyce @ 162 Barrie St. +1927+
    • see MBC's website

Adolphustown

Greater Napanee

  • Napanee Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1951+
    • @ Grange Block, John St. +1880+; Room over Wallace's Drug Store, Main & John Sts. +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 10:30am, C 2pm; Tues P 7:30pm; Girls' Bible Class Thu 8pm;
    • c/o A. Smith +1880+ worked @ Merchants' Bank; Mrs. Alex. Smith, 107 Bridge St. +1911+; Miss Emma Smith +1911+

Selby

Tamworth

West Plain

Osgoode

Leeds and Grenville Counties

Gananoque

Portland

Prescott

Westport

Ottawa

  • Assemblee Chretienne, Ottawa, ON (OB-F) 1967-1973/1975+
  • Mission Evangelique Libre, Ottawa, ON (OB-F) @ Cyrville 1949-1961/1963
  • Bear Brook Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1908
  • Castle Heights Assembly, Ottawa, ON (OB) 1950's French
  • Cumberland Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1936-1960
  • Cumberland Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1896+
  • McLeod Street Gospel Hall, Ottawa, ON (OB) 1878?/1910-1927+
    • Victoria Hall @ Albert Street Orange Hall (OB) +1904-1910; 335 McLeod St. +1920-1927+
    • c/o Herbert Ellsworth Hume @ 470 MacLaren St. +1923-1927+ (b. 1867 Warwick, Lambton, ON - d. 1938 Watford, Lambton, ON), son of Henry Hume (b. 1838 ON - d. 1913 Watford, Lambton, ON), carpenter, & Matilda Fuller Hume (b. 1846 Adelaide Twp., Middlesex, ON - d. 1919 Watford, Lambton, ON); Wesleyan Methodist @ 1871.
      • Henry Hume's parents were James Hume (b. 1798 - d. 1877 Lambton Cy., ON) & Elizabeth Hume (b. 1815), both born in Ballysakeery, Co. Mayo, IRL. No known relation to philosopher David Hume (1711-1776)
      • Printer +1861+; Dept. of Interior: 3rd class clerk @ Secretary's Branch +1886+; Deputy Commissioner +1923+
      • wife: Bella Thackery Hume (1868-1940 Ottawa ON), dau. of Robert and Katherine Thackery; Herbert was Presby. at his wedding in Ottawa in 1892, Bella was a Congregationalist.
      • Children: Douglas Thackery Hume (b. 1894 Ottawa, ON - d. 1955 London, ON), married Jean "Jenny" Anderson @ 1924 @ Cape Town, South Africa; pastor and YMCA head.
  • Nepean Meeting Room, ON (TW) +1985+
  • Ottawa Gospel Hall, ON (OB) (1877-1883)/1885-2021+
    • River Road Gospel Hall 1964-present; Somerset Gospel Hall 1957-1964; Gladstone Ave. Orange Hall 1947-1957; Bronson Ave. Gospel Hall 1942-1947; Bank St. Gospel Hall 1941-1942; Gloucester St. Orange Hall 1914-1941 split from McLeod St.; Victoria Hall @ Albert Street Orange Hall (OB) +1904-1910;
    • c/o Samuel Alfred Rolph +1891-1897+ (b. 1857 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, Eng.); carpenter & builder in 1890, home & office @ 13 Peter. Wife: Laura Jane Beckwith Rolph (b. 1864 Tyendinaga Twp., Hastings, ON), daughter of Maremus George Beckwith (b. 1822 Rome, Oneida, NY - d. 1893 Shannonville, Hastings, ON) & Almira Wyman Beckwith (b. 1832 ON - d. 1890 Shannonville, ON). When Samuel married Laura in 1885, he was listed as a "Christian" minister, the wedding was officiated by R.L. Edwards. 1918 @ Long Beach, CA. In 1944, they resided in Tasmania, Australia.
      • Laura Naida Rolph Chaffey (b. 1886 Ottawa, ON - d. 1970 Glen Elg, Adelaide, South Australia). Husband (1911 @ Los Angeles, CA): William Herbert Chaffey (b. 1887 St. Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victora, Aus. - d. 1966 Nichols Point, Mildura, Victoria, Aus.). William was a son of William Benjamin Chaffey (b. 1854 Brockville, ON - d. 1926 Mildura, Aus.) & Harriet Schell Chaffey (b. 1854 Ingersoll, Oxford, ON - d. 1889 Mildura, Aus.). W.B. Chaffey was credited as a founder of Mildura & Renmark. In 1910, Laura served the Chaffey family as a nurse.
      • Samuel Wyman Rolph (b. 1889 Ottawa, ON - d. 1962 Philadelphia, PA). Wife: Viola Henrietta Hopf Rolph (b. 1891 Wilford, Fremont, ID - d. 1969 Philadelphia, PA), daughter of Karl Emil Hopf (b. 1845 Pfyn, Thurgau, Switzerland - d. 1940 L.A., CA) & Josephine Reeves Hopf (b. 1849 Dublin, Ireland; m. 1868 London, Eng.; d. 1933 Pasadena, CA). Karl & Josephine emigrated to the U.S. about 1868 to New York where Karl was employed with an importing business, in 1880 in Greenburgh, Westchester, NY. They moved to California in 1890, living initially in Oakland.
      • Frederick Arnot Rolph (b. 1891 Ottawa, ON - d. 1944 Rochester, NY). WWI vet, chief steward of the Leviathan, and steward of the Pillars Restaurant, 12 Exchange St., Rochester, NY. Wife (1915 @ Monroe, NY): Lucille Leonard Rolph (b. 1888 DeWitt, Onondaga, NY), daughter of Edward Leonard (b. 1865 West Boylston, Worcester, MA - d. 1912 Macedon, Wayne, NY) & Catherine Margaret Judd Leonard (b. 1869 Auburn, Cayuga, NY - d. 1944 Irondequoit, NY). In 1900, Edward Leonard was employed as a railroad brakeman in DeWitt, NY.
    • c/o Charles Loomis @ Ninth St. +1927+
    • see RRGH's website
  • Ottawa Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1863-1909; (TW) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2023+
    • one of the four oldest active EB/TW assemblies throughout province;
  • Piperville Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1905+
  • Ramsay's Corners Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1889-1908+
  • Rideau Centre Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1896+
  • Rideauview Bible Chapel, Ottawa, ON (OB) 1966-2021+
    • Easson Public School 1966-1970+
    • Grace and Truth Chapel, Ottawa (OB) 1955-1965
    • Grace and Truth Hall, Ottawa (Grant) Early 1900's-1931; (OB) 1931-1954
    • Clarey Ave. 1925-1948+
    • see RBC's website
  • Y.W.C.A. Hall, Ottawa, ON (OB) +1948-1966

Gloucester

  • Pine Grove Bible Church, ON (OB) +1943-1991 (BC) 1991-2021+
    • Evangel Chapel (OB) +1943+; Evangel Hall +1956-1960; Evangel Chapel 1956-1977; St. Laurent Bible Chapel 1978-1983+; Carson Grove Bible Fellowship or Pine Grove Bible Fellowship (OB) +1985-1992
    • 802 Somerset St. W +1943+; 968 St. Laurent Blvd. 1956-1986; Ogilvie Rd. 1987-1989+;
    • see PGBC's website

Kanata

Lanark County

Almonte

Balderson

Bathurst Twp

  • Bathurst Meeting Room, ON (TW-Lowe) +1894-1909; (TW) 1909-1944+
    • home of John M. Ritchie, Allan's Mills +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am, P 7pm

Carleton Place

Elmsley

Mud Creek

Glenview

Lanark

Maberly

Montague Twp

  • Larry Muraw (b. 1836 ON) (OB?) +1861+

North Elmsley Twp

Perth

Port Elmsley

Smiths Falls

Lombardy
Rideau Ferry
  • Rideau Ferry Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1901/1903-1908; (TW) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2016+
    • Oliver's Ferry Meeting Room (EB) +1901+
    • @ Room, 1 mi. S +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am; Fri P 7:30pm
    • c/o James Wood +1911+

Wemyss

North Dundas

Chesterville

Winchester

Orleans (Cumberland)

  • Orleans Christian Assembly, ON (EB) +1862-1881; (KLC-EB) 1881-2018+
    • Ottawa Christian Assembly
    • @ Temperance Hall, Rideau St. +1878+; St. James Hall, 113-115 Sparks St. 1879-1895; Aberdeen Hall, 224 1/2 Sparks St. 1895-1901; Sussex Chambers, 579 Little Sussex St. 1901-1905; 314 Lisgar St. 1905-1914; 357 MacLaren St. 1914-1964; 379 Waverley St. 1964-1970; Cafeteria @ Highland Park High School, Broadview Ave. 1970-1973; 1102 Falaise Rd., Nepean (now Ottawa) 1973-2018+; Queenswood Heights Community Center, 1485 Duford Dr., Orleans ?

Renfrew County

Arnprior

  • Bethel Gospel Hall, Arnprior, ON (OB) +1936-1992? (KLC-EB) 1992?-2022?
    • Arnprior Christian Assembly +2016+
    • Elgin St. +1936-1943+; John St. +1948-1950+; William St. +1954-present;

Douglas

Eganville

Golden Lake

Little Ireland

McNab

  • Alex McKinnon (EB) +1871+ (b. 1835 PEI - d. 1909 Brae, PEI); laborer;

Pembroke

Renfrew

White Lake

Prescott & Russell United Counties

Bearbrook

Clarence

L'Orignal


Russell

Saint Isidore

South Plantagenet

Vankleek Hill

Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry United Counties

Cornwall


Lancaster

Martintown

Newington

Thousand Islands Region

Brockville

  • Brockville Meeting Room, ON (German EB) +1871-1905+
    • @ Temperance Hall +1880+
    • c/o Harmon Cushing Schofield +1871-1881+ (b. 1826 ON - d. 1882 Brockville, ON). Wife: Jeanette Hunter Schofield (b. 1836 - d. 1906). Harmon was employed in 1881 as a customs broker.
    • c/o Thomas Clearihue @ Market St. +1878-1880+ (1846-1913). Wife: Mary Elizabeth Schofield Clearihue +1871-1880+ (1856-1934).
    • c/o James Crossley 1879+; Mrs. Imrie +1901-1905+; William H. Wood +1903-1905+

Prince Edward County

Cherry Valley

Gardenville

Picton

Southwestern Ontario

Six Nations Indian reserve (near Brantford)

One of these assemblies was rumored to have hosted over 200 Mohawk Indians at one point.

Kanyengeh

  • Kanyengeh Indian Meeting Room, ON (EB? Mohawk) +1923+
    • c/o "Jake" George Washington Martin (b. 1861 Tuscarora, Brant, ON - d. 1923), son of George Martin (b. 1828 ON) & Christina Hill Martin (b. 1833 ON).
      • Newspapers.com: Brantford Expositor: 1923-1-27: Colds and Pneumonia Rage on the Reserve: Victoria Mills: "Another prominent resident, George Washington Martin passed away in his 61st year. Familiarly known as Jake Martin, he was respected and esteemed by all who knew him as was attested by the large funeral on Wednesday at the Plymouth Brethren church, Kanyengeh."

Ohsweken

Sour Springs

  • Sour Springs Meeting Room, ON (EB Mohawk) +1926+
    • Newspapers.com: Brantford Expositor: 1926-5-5: Miss Lucy Martin: "The funeral of Miss Lucy Martin took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of her brother, Uriah Martin, near the Plymouth Brethren church, Sour Springs, to the Plymouth Brethren cemetery. The services are in charge of Rev. James G. White, who was assisted by Mr. Farr, and the pallbearers were M. Martin, R. Martin, A. Martin, H. Martin, E. Martin and P. Lentz."

Tuscarora

  • Tuscarora Indian Meeting Room, ON (EB Mohawk) +1866-1909; (TW) 1909-1933+
    • Autobio of John Bowes: June 29, 1866: "Peter Hill, a Mohawk Indian, from Tuscorow (sic), called on me today. He owns 50 acres of land, preaches Christ, and meets to observe the Lord's Supper weekly. He has not been baptized, but I hope will be. I gave him my 24-paged tract on baptism; about 16 meet with him. A brother, Grant, had immersed his infant child of two years... He says the Mohawks number about thirty or thirty-six thousand on the Grand River in Canada. Some are yet pagans, some Episcopalians, and others are Methodists. I gave him a dozen of our tracts for himself and his tribe. Evening: had a meeting, chiefly of Christians, in Mr. Holmes' large room. A few meet weekly here to remember the Lord; possibly more may meet after this."
    • @ home of Samuel C. Hill, 1 1/4 mi. North of Victoria Mills, on Indian Reserve Line, Hartford P.O. +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am
    • c/o Isaac Hill, Burtch P.O. (House on Indian Reserve Line, 10 mi. from Hagersville, or 8 mi. from Brantford) +1911+
    • c/o C.W. MacKenzie +1930+

Brant County

Brantford

  • Brantford Assembly (G-EB) +1894+
    • c/o T. Somerville
  • Brantford Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1891-1950+
    • Nelson Street +1927-1936+
    • c/o Alexander Stuart Lundy +1891-1904+ (1848-1931 Brantford, ON), son of Eli Lundy (b. 1812 Niagara, ON - d. 1894 Mount Pleasant, Toronto, York, ON) & Hannah Jane Montrose Lundy (b. 1826 St. Catherines, ON - d. 1915 Mount Pleasant, ON). Wife: Susan Elmo Day Lundy (b. 1850 Langford, Brant, ON - d. 1929 Brantford, ON), daughter of Andrew Day (1813-1865).
    • c/o Mr. Bygrave +1927+
      • possibly William Charles Bygrave (b. 1873 ON), son of William Bygrave & Emma H. Biggs Bygrave.
        • 2nd wife (1922 @ Brant Twp., ON): Ella Mullings Harper-Bygrave (b. 1885 Hamilton, ON), daughter of Abraham Mullings (b. 1846 Halsted, Essex, Eng. - d. 1884 Hamilton, ON) & Emily Wheeler Mullings (b. 1849 Cholsey, Berkshire, Eng. - d. 1895 Hamilton, ON). In 1881, the Mullings family were PB in Hamilton, and Abraham was employed as a shipper. By 1891, Emily was widowed and CoE. In 1901, their daughter Ella was still PB in Hamilton, along with her siblings, they lived in Hamilton with the Albert Westmore family (also PB). In 1921, before Ella Harper married William, she was PB and resided in Brantford.
          • Albert Westmore (b. 1853 Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Eng. - d. 1932 Hamilton, ON), son of James Westmore (b. 1824 Godshill, IoW, Eng. - d. 1845 Arreton, IoW, Eng.) & Eliza Jeffery Westmore (b. 1824 Whippingham, Hampshire, Eng. - d. 1845 Arreton, Eng.). Wife: Emma Louisa Wheeler Westmore (b. 1851 Cholsey, Berkshire, Eng. - d. 1934 Hamilton, ON). Albert & Louisa emigrated to Canada in 1875, CoE in 1881, PB by 1891. Son: William Paul Davis Westmore (1886-1918 Hamilton, ON) was employed as a tailor in 1918, his physician was W.D. Ferguson. His wife was Winnifred Ada Robertson Westmore-Patchett (b. 1885 Hamilton, ON - d. 1962 Mississauga, Toronto, ON), daughter of William Robertson (b. 1859 ON - d. 1926 Hamilton, ON) & Ellen E. Buckingham Robertson (1860-1926 Hamilton, ON).
  • Brantford Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1851-1909; (TW) 1909-1951+
    • @ Assembly Hall, 207 Colborne St. +1880-1911+
    • c/o Edwin Wilcox Fear (1816-1895), schoolteacher, identified his family as "Christian Brethren" on an 1851 Census while living in Brantford. He was born in London, England in 1816, and uncertain when he emigrated. He relocated to Guelph before 1861, and died in London, Ontario.
    • c/o John C. Benett +1877-1884 (d. 1884 St. Louis, MO)
      • Brantford Expositor: 1884-12-29: "The funeral of the late John C. Bennett, Jr., son of Mr. J.C. Bennett of this city, took place yesterday afternoon and was attended by a large number of friends of the family of deceased. His death occurred at St. Louis very suddenly. He was employed there in a large drug establishment, and as soon as he was taken ill his brother Charles F. Bennett was telegraphed for at Chicago, but he arrived too late to see his brother alive. He immediately took charge of the remains and brought them home for interment. The funeral was conducted by Revds. Gosbie of Guelph, and Hamilton, of Hamilton, of the Plymouth Brethren denomination. The pallbearers were Messrs. T.W. Holme, P. Purves, H. Callahan, Thomas Watt, James Watt and Thomas Foster. Messrs. Philip Bennett and W.M. Bennett, of New York, brothers of deceased were among the mourners."
      • @ nr. train station +1877; 82 Charlotte St. +1880-1882+
    • c/o F. Brendon, chemist +1877+; Isaac Coles, 86 Victoria St. +1911+; James Gibbs, Box 133 +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am, R 7pm
    • Newspapers.com: Brantford Expositor
      • 1870-7-15 front page article describes a PB meeting in London, and references the meeting in Brantford.
      • 1884-4-2: J.J. Sims writes to the editor of the newspaper clarifying some terminology and theology of the PB. R. Hobbs responds to the article with a rebuttal on April 18.
      • 1884-4-11: Church News: "The controversy which the so called "Plymouth" Brethren has stirred up in different places, is exciting considerable interest in these parts."]
      • 1886-5-28: Boston Breezes: "The Plymouth Brethren hold open air meetings every Sabbath afternoon in this place."
      • 1901-4-6: Cainsville: "Sincere sympathy in the community is extended to the bereaved family of the late Mrs. Isaac Munroe, whose death occurred at her late residence, Grantham ave., on Friday night last after a short attack of grip. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon to Mt. Hope cemetery, the obsequies being largely attended. The service was conducted by the Plymouth Brethren, Mr. Steniford officiating. The pallbearers were the three sons of the deceased and son-in-law, Mr. Fawkes, of London."
      • 1905-4-6: "The death occurred at Hartford of John W. Burning. The funeral took place to the Plymouth Brethren cemetery at Hartford today."
      • 1921-11-5: Victoria Mills: "The death occurred on Thursday last, Oct. 27, of a well-known resident of this place, the late Mrs. George Everett. Deceased had lived here all her life and was widely known. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, one son and three daughters. The funeral on Sunday was conducted the Rev. Mr. Near of Hartford. Interment took place at the Plymouth Brethren church. Much sympathy is extended to the relatives in their sad bereavement."
      • 1923-1-27: Colds and Pneumonia Rage on the Reserve* Cainsville Meeting Room, ON (TW) +1951+
  • Thomas Bread
    • Newspapers.com: Brantford Expositor: 1923-1-27: Colds and Pneumonia Rage on the Reserve: Victoria Mills: "Many attended the funeral of the late Thomas Bread yesterday at the Plymouth Brethren church."

Harrisburg

Hatchley

  • Hatchley Assembly, ON (?) +1884+
    • Brantford Weekly Expositor 1884-7-11 via Newspapers.com: "The Plymouth Brethren are holding service in this place (Hatchley) on Sunday and Wednesday evenings."

Paris

  • Paris Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1911+
    • c/o J. Sanders +1880+ worked @ Woollen mills; Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Taylor, Church St., Upper Town +1911+
    • BB @ Richwood +1911+

St. George

Bruce County

Aberdour

Allenford

Dunkeld

  • Dunkeld Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1904+
    • c/o Charles Allerdyce +1897-1904+
      • possibly Charles Abram George Allerdyce (b. 1885 Hamilton, ON - d. 1975 Rockton, ON)

Eden Grove

Kincardine

Kinloss Twp

Lucknow

Mildmay

Paisley

Teeswater

  • Teeswater Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1911+
    • c/o James Goodfellow (b. 1822 Scotland - d. 1911 Teeswater, Bruce, ON)
      • assoc. evangelist with Donald Ross
      • m. Euphemia "Effie" Kerr (b. 1826 Scot. - 1903 Teeswater, ON); 1861: Free Church;

Walkerton

Chatham-Kent

Blenheim

Bothwell

Chatham

  • Chatham Bible Fellowship, ON (OB) +2000-2018+
    • Chatham Bible Chapel (OB) +1989-1998
    • Joseph Street Gospel Hall +2000-present
    • c/o John Reid +1897-1904+ (b. 1845 Chatham, ON - d. 1920 Cedar Rapids, IA)* Chatham Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1999+
    • @ Scanes Hall +1880+; Rutherford Block, 2nd floor, King St. +1911+
    • c/o J. Downie +1880+; W.E. Gardiner +1911+; William Campbell, Volcanic Oil Co. +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am, R 7pm; Fri P 8pm.

Dresden

Eberts

  • Eberts Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1901-1909; (TW) 1909-1933+
    • @ Room over E.H. Moir's store +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am, R 7pm; Wed P 8pm
    • c/o S.G. Shaw, Turnerville +1911+; William Bowers +1911+; E.H. Moir +1911+

High Gate

Merlin

North Buxton

Riverside

Thamesville

Wallaceburg

Elgin County

Fingal

Iona Station

Lynhurst

Port Burwell

Port Stanley

Rodney

  • See Leamington Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1901-1908 (TW) 1909-1992 (TW-N) 1992-2022+
    • W.B. Dunn lived in Rodney +1901-1903+, then Mount Brydges +1905+, then Leamington +1908-1927+

St. Thomas

Straffordville

Wallacetown

Essex County

Essex Centre

Harrow

Leamington

  • Leamington Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1901-1908 (TW) 1908-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2022+
    • Rodney Meeting Room +1901-1903+; Mt. Brydges Meeting Room +1905+

Georgian Triangle

Grey County

Chatsworth

Dundalk

Hanover

Owen Sound

  • Owen Sound Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1887-1982; +2019+
    • c/o Adam Weir +1897-1904+ (b. 1864 Durham, Grey, ON - d. 1928 Essex, ON); printer; m. Mary Ann Elizabeth Clarke (b. 1862 Carrick, Bruce, ON - d. 1951 North Vancouver, BC), who remarried Franklin Wheeler (1859-1922);
    • c/o Mr. Hicks +1927+
    • see OSGH's website

Rob Roy

The Blue Mountains

Thornbury

Guelph

Alma

  • Alma Bible Church, ON (OB BC) 1988-2021+
    • hive from Wallenstein Bible Chapel & Woodside Bible Fellowship
    • see ABC's website
  • Alma Meeting Room, ON (EB) 1879-1909; (TW) 1909-1966+
    • c/o W.G. Cullum +1880+;
    • c/o William Crofton Cullum +1880+; +1911+ (1856-1923 Peel Twp., Wellington, ON), son of Thomas Cullum, Sr. (b. 1818 Ire. - d. 1896 Peel Twp., ON) & Jane McCague Cullum (b. 1818 Ire. - d. 1897 Peel Twp., ON). Wife (1906): Jane Rennie Cullum (b. 1874 Buffalo, N.Y. - d. 1968 Elora, ON), daughter of John George Rennie, Sr. (b. 1842 Scot. - d. 1931 Wellington Co., ON) & Helen Reid Rennie (b. 1836 Scot. - d. 1929 Wellington Co., ON).
    • 2 mi. out. BB @ Elora.

Clifford

Cumnock

Drayton

Elora

  • Elora Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1885-1904+
    • c/o George Mills +1897-1904+
      • possibly George K. Mills (1865- d. 1948 Toronto, ON), high school teacher* Elora Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1908-1909; (TW) 1909-1923+
    • @ Lot 18, The Misses Cullum +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am
    • c/o Dr. Arthur Groth +1911+
    • see Alma & Fergus

Fergus

  • Fergus Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1880+; (EB) +1903-1909; (TW) 1909-1962+
    • @ home of Mrs. John Rennie, 4 mi. out on Belwood Rd., BB @ Elora +1911+
    • c/o John Calder +1880+
    • Wellington County

Harriston

Minto

Mount Forest

  • Mount Forest Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1904+
    • c/o W. Brandon
      • possibly William Brandon (b. 1848 Ireland; emig. 1867; d. 1916 Winnipeg, MB). Wife (1875 @ Barrie, ON): "Annie" Anne Sproule Brandon (1851-1922), daughter of William Sproule (1813-1870) & Ann Forbes Sproule (b. 1816 Co. Tyrone, N.I. - d. 1899 Thornton, Simcoe, ON). William & Ann Sproule married and emigrated to Canada in 1841. From 1841-1848, the Sproule family resided in King Twp., Toronto then the duration in Thornton.* Mount Forest House Church, ON (EB NT) +2021+
    • see MFHC's website* Mount Forest Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1889+
    • c/o John Naismith +1880+ contractor

Palmerston

Peel Twp

Morriston

  • Morriston Town Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1882-1907+
    • c/o Henry William Ironside @ Puslinch +1897-1907+ (b. 1855 Scot.; emig. 1874; d. 1918 Morriston, ON), son of William Ironside (1824-1884 New Deer, Aberdeen, Scot.) & Mary Fowlie Ironside (1828-1904 New Deer, Scot.). Wife (1883 @ Green Hill, ON): Adelaide Victoria Leslie Ironside (b. 1849 Puslinch, ON - d. 1931 Toronto, ON), daughter of William Henry Leslie (b. 1816 St. Omers, France - d. 1884 Morriston, ON) & Jane Gordon Leslie (b. 1828 Hamilton, ON - d. 1901 Morriston, ON). The Leslie family @ Puslinch, ON +1851-1901+, and Jane was PB by 1901.
      • William Leslie "Gordon" Ironside (b. 1885 Puslinch, ON - d. 1964 Orillia, ON). Wife (1907 @ Waterloo, ON): Annabella May Brown Ironside (b. 1883 Galt, ON - d. 1960 Toronto, ON), daughter of William D. Brown (b. 1851 Scot.) & Jane Hardcastle King Brown (b. 1846 Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Scot. - d. 1922 Cambridge, ON). William & Annabella's wedding was officiated by Donald Munro, both were registered PB at the time of their wedding, and thru 1931 when they resided in Toronto.
        • William Allan Ironside (b. 1907 Puslinch, ON - d. 1959 Great Falls, Cascade, MT). 1st wife (1928 @ Toronto, ON): Elizabeth Benson Fisher Ironside (b. 1902 MB - d. 1932 Toronto, ON), daughter of Arthur William Fisher & Katherine McFayden Fisher. 2nd wife (1937 @ Brantford, ON): Carolyn Mae Johnston Ironside (b. 1899 Dalton, Kawartha Lakes, Victoria, ON - d. 1975 Orillia, ON), daughter of James Johnston (b. 1862 Dalton, ON - d. 1935 Orillia, ON) & Elizabeth Ann Jarrett Johnston (1866-1932 Carden, Kawartha Lakes, ON).
        • Alice May "Sally" Ironside Brain (b. 1912 Galt, ON - d. 1986 Orillia, ON). Husband: Norman Leonard Brain (b. 1890 Brooke, Lambton, ON - d. 1956 Sarnia, ON), son of Henry Brain (b. 1861 Warmington, Warwick, Eng. - d. 1924 Brooke, ON) & Jane "Jennie" Sears Brain (b. 1868 Croxley Green, Hertford, Eng.). Sally served with the Women's Div. of the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII, and the family was connected with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
        • Adelaide Jean Ironside Stewart (b. 1915 Puslinch, ON - d. 2008 Orillia, ON). Husband: Archibald "Archie" John Stewart.

Rockwood

Salem

Huron County

Amberley

Auburn

Belmore

Benmiller

Blyth

Brussels

Jamestown

Clinton

Cranbrook

Ethel

Exeter

Fordwich

  • Fordwich Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878+; (EB) +1905-1909; (TW) 1909-1927+
    • c/o William Mackason +1880+; James Lynn +1911+
    • BB @ Listowel +1911+

Goderich

  • Goderich Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1966+
    • @ Whiteley's Block Kingston St., 4 doors from the Square +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am, R 7pm; Tues R 7:30pm; Fri P 7:30pm
    • c/o D.K. Strachan +1880+
      • worked @ The Foundry
    • c/o W.G. Murray, G.T.R. +1911+; John Dunn +1911+
    • see Lucknow

Gorrie

Grey Twp

Holmesville

Hullett

  • Hullett Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1889-1909; (TW) 1909-1917+
    • @ Ball's Bridge +1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 2pm
    • c/o G.H. Ball, Box 49, Auburn +1911+; W. Munnings, Holmesville +1911+

Londesborough

Molesworth

Morris-Turnberry

Seaforth

Whitechurch

Wingham

  • Wingham Bible Chapel, ON (OB) +1878/1977-2017+
    • Berea Gospel Chapel 1958-1960; Berean/Bereau Gospel Chapel (OB) 1961-1976;
    • Wingham Gospel Hall (OB) 1950-1956; Wingham Assembly (OB) 1937-1950;
    • Wingham Meeting Room (EB) 1863-1879+; (EB) +1901-1903+
    • c/o Alfred Phillips +1880+
  • itinerant A. McKellar's father lived here in +1885

Lambton County

Copleston

Courtright

Dawn Twp

Enniskillen Twp.

  • Glen Rae Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1904+; +1936-1960
    • c/o Cornelius Robert Metcalf +1897-1904+ (b. 1845 Toronto, ON - d. 1923 Petrolia, ON), son of John Metcalf (b. 1808 Great Habton, York, Eng. - d. 1852 York, Toronto, ON) & Hadassah Frances Benton Metcalf (b. 1809 Winterton, Lincolnshire, Eng. - d. 1882 Enniskillen Twp., ON). Wife (1867 Lambton Co., ON): Jane Steadman Metcalf (b. 1849 Plympton, Lambton, ON - d. 1932 Petrolia, ON), daughter of Robert Steadman (b. 1797 Ireland - d. 1876 Plympton/Wyoming, ON) & Mary Ann Olver Steadman (b. 1813 Devonshire, Eng. - d. 1886 Enniskillen Twp., ON).
  • Petrolia Gospel Chapel, ON (OB) 1961-1987+
  • Petrolia Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1904+
    • c/o George William Lewis +1897+ (b. 1862 Dorchester Twp., Oxford, ON - d. 1934 Rochester, Monroe, NY), son of Oliver Henry Lewis (b. 1839 Dorchester Twp., ON - d. 1899 Lambton Co., ON) & Olivia M. Sage Lewis (b. 1837 Dorchester Twp., ON). Wife (1881 @ Petrolia, ON): Maria H. Anderson Lewis (b. 1859 Warwick, Lambton, ON - d. 1941 Rochester, NY).
  • Petrolia Meeting Room, ON (TW) +1949-1951+

Lambton Shores

  • Elim Bible Chapel, Arkona, ON (OB) 1890-2021+
    • aka Hungry Hollow Gospel Hall, ON 1890-1911; Elim Gospel Hall 1911-1973; Arkona Bible Chapel 1973-1997;
    • @ Furniture Store in Arkona 1890-?; Hungry Hollow ?-1911; 8457 Townsend Line, Arkona 1911-2020+
    • Meetings by Law & Rushbrook (OB) 1883
    • c/o George Marsh +1927+
    • see EBC's website
  • Forest Bible Chapel, ON (OB) 1873-2024+
    • Forest Gospel Hall (OB) 1873-2009
    • c/o Robert Munro +1883-1897+ (b. 1846 Latheron, Caithness, Scot.), son of James Munro (b. 1803 Sutherlandshire, Scot. - d. 1886 Kincardine, Bruce, ON) & Johanna Gordon Munro (b. 1805 Farr, Sutherland, Scot. - d. 1873 Middlesex Co., ON). Wife (1876 @ Lambton Co., ON): Jessie MacNab (b. 1848 ON), daughter of John MacNab & Flora MacNab. Robert & Jessie were "Christian" at the time of their wedding. James Munro was mentioned in The Barley Cake for ministry he did in Kawartha Lakes in 1883 & 1885. Robert's brother William Munro was listed, with his wife, as having no religion in 1873. Johanna Munro's father was Capt. William Gordon of Pulrossie (b. 1760 Lettoch, Ineravon, Banff, Scot. - d. 1834 Aberdeen, Scot.).
    • c/o J. Kay +1927+
      • probably James Kay (b. 1844 ON; 1891 Enniskillen, Lambton, ON; d. 1912 Lambton Co., ON). Wife: Beatrice Maud Watson Kay (b. Oil Springs, Lambton, ON.
    • see FBC's website* Grand Bend Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1922-2021+
    • c/o "Tom" Thomas Goodall Wilkie +1927+ (b. 1889 Edinburgh, Scot. - d. 1965 Forest, ON). Wife: Janet Victoria Vance Wilkie (1897-1975 Forest, ON), daughter of Hugh Vance (1851-1900) & Ellen Johnson Vance (b. 1864 Bosanquet, Lambton, ON - d. 1930 Middlesex Co., ON). Janet's sister Hilda P. Vance (1889-1958) married "J.R." John Roy Alfred Littleproud (1889-1941), son of Alfred William Littleproud (b. 1862 Ragland, Durham, ON - d. 1934 Kent Co., ON) & "Maggie" Mary Margaret Kennedy Littleproud (b. 1860 Gananoque, ON - d. 1911 Lambton Co., ON). J.R. authored The Christian Assembly, initially self-published (dba Manual Publications in Toronto, with William J. Pell of Grand Rapids, MI and printed by Gospel Folio Press.

Inwood

Oil Springs

  • Oil Springs Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1904+; 1961-2016+
    • c/o Alexander McKenzie +1897-1904+ (b. 1850 N.S. - d. 1918 Petrolia, ON), m. Hughena Ross (b. 1855 London, ON - d. 1929 Detroit, MI); Alex worked as a house painter, and then for a saw mill.
    • see OSGH's website

Point Edward

Sarnia

  • Sarnia Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1887-2024+
    • College and Davis Street Gospel Hall, Sarnia (OB) +1927-1990+
    • Sarnia Gospel Room +1904+
    • c/o G. Wilson +1897+; J.P. Taylor @ 242 Emma St. +1927+; Kember family from St. Thomas; Herman McCandless from St. Thomas then Sarnia then Hamilton Road, London, ON.
    • see SGH's website
    • There were gospel meetings in Sarnia in 1887, according to Donald Ross' "Barley Cake" magazine.
  • Sarnia Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1861-1905+; (TW) +1933-1944+; (TW) +1962-1966+
    • c/o James W.E. Collins (b. 1837 Eng. - d. 1906 Lambton, ON) - Engineer @ Great Western Railway +1880+ (no meeting)

St. Clair Twp (Sombra & Moore Twps.)

  • Becher Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1904+
    • c/o Edmund Hall Ruttan (b. 1862 Kaladar, L&A, ON - d. 1931 Hardisty, Wainwright, AB), son of William Shearer Ruttan (b. 1839 ON - d. 1918 Owlseye, Cold Lake, AB) & Sarah Melissa Cadman Ruttan (b. 1843 Adolphustown, L&A, ON - d. 1931 Hatzic, Fraser Valley, BC). PB until at least 1916, by 1921 was registered as Methodist, then in 1931 was UCC. Wife (1890 @ Sombra Twp., ON as Methodists): Katherine "Kate" Leticia Johnston Ruttan (b. 1857 - d. 1935 Hardisty, AB), daughter of Robert Irvine Johnston (b. 1821 Picton, Prince Edward, ON - d. 1894 Wallaceburg, Chatham, ON) & Mary Jane Johnston (b. 1825 NS - d. 1908 Wallaceburg, ON).
      • Charles Hall Ruttan (b. 1891 Camden, Chatham, ON - d. 1898 Wyoming, Lambton, ON).
      • William Meredith Ruttan (1896-1898 Wyoming, ON)
      • Mary Robertha Ruttan (1894-1902 Wyoming, ON)
      • Eva Ruttan (b. 1893 ON)
      • John Edmund Ruttan (b. 1899 Sombra, ON - d. 1957 Calgary, AB). Wife: Nora Loveny Skosheim Ruttan (b. 1904 Minot, Ward, ND - d. 1992 Calgary, AB), daughter of Martin Eberhartsen Skogheim (b. 1877 Norway - d. 1956 Edmonton, AB) & Gustava Marie Gabrielsdatter Skogheim (b. 1881 Norway - d. 1955 Vancouver, BC).

Warwick Twp

Brooke-Alvinston

  • Brooke Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1885-1906+
    • Twelfth Line of Brooke Gospel Hall (OB) +1897-1906+
    • c/o William Charles McDonald (b. 1848 Ottawa, ON - d. 1906 Lambton Co., ON). Wife: Eliza Ann McDonald-Beedham (b. 1860 ON - d. 1929 Port Huron, St. Clair, MI).

Elmvale

Wanstead

  • Wanstead Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1885-1927+
    • c/o D. Hicks +1897+
      • probably David William Hicks (b. 1852 Wanstead, Lambton, ON - d. 1928 Petrolia, ON), son of John B. Hicks (b. 1821 Cornwall, Eng. - d. 1906 Enniskillen Twp., ON) & Nancy Jane Peer Hicks (b. 1826 Alymer, Elgin, ON - d. 1909 Enniskillen Twp., ON). Wife (1882 @ Sarnia, ON): Frances "Fanny" McIlwain Hicks (b. 1861 Plympton, Lambton, ON - d. 1941 Alvinston, Lambton, ON), daughter of William McIlwain (b. 1818 Co. Armagh, Ireland - d. 1903 Lambton Co., ON) & Sarah I. Russell McIlwaine (b. 1819 Ireland - d. 1898 Lambton Co., ON)
    • c/o Mr. Garnham +1927+
      • possibly William Fenn Garnham (b. 1870 - d. 1927 Wyoming, Lambton, ON). Wife: Jane Olivia Martin Garnham-Levitt (b. 1888 Belgrave, Huron, ON - d. 1971 Deckerville, Sanilac, MI), daughter of William John Martin (b. 1859 Paisley, Bruce, ON - d. 1940 Owosso, Shiawassee, MI) & Mary McLaughlin Martin (b. 1859 Arran-Elderslie, Bruce, ON - d. 1929 Sanilac Co., MI). William John Martin studied medicine, then for health reasons changed careers to be a farmer and beekeeper, then died in a car accident.
        • His parents (W.F. Garnham's grandparents) were Robert Martin (b. 1833 Cavan, Peterborough, ON - d. 1907 St. Clair Co., MI) & Jane Rusk Martin (b. 1838 ON - d. 1893 Sanilac Co., MI).
          • Jane was a daughter of John Rusk (b. 1805 Co. Cavan, Ireland - d. 1889 Southampton, Bruce, ON) & Margaret Brown Rusk (b. 1811 Co. Cavan, Ireland - d. 1894 Southampton, ON). The Rusk family emigrated to Canada prior to 1852, settling in Elderslie, ON until 1871 when they moved to Southampton. According to FindAGrave, there is a Baptist cemetery started in 1854 near the Rusk settlement that is colloquially known as "Rusk's Cemetery" though no Rusks are buried there.

Watford

  • Watford Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1882-1908; 1919-1975
    • St. Clair Street Gospel Hall
    • c/o George H. Wynne +1897-1904+ (b. 1841 Montague, ON - d. 1916 Watford, ON); Wes. Meth. +1861-1881+; son of John (1817-1898) & Alice (Hill) Winn (1811-1896), both born in Ireland; grain merchant @ Watford +1881+; banker +1891-1901+; m. Esther Fuller (b. 1850 Warwick, ON - d. 1906 Watford, ON), Wes. Meth. +1871-1881+; Esther was PB by 1891, George by 1901.

Wilkesport

London

The co-inventor of the telephone in 1876 (with Alexander Graham Bell) was in fellowship with one of the London assemblies from prior to 1881 until his death, his name was William Daniel Edy. In 1876, William Daniel Edy assisted Bell in perfecting his invention, of which the very first telephone conversation in the world took place between the Bell farm and Edy's photography studio in Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario. He also took the photographs of the original apparatus. Edy was subsequently made an offer for a half share in Bell's company for $1200, which he declined.

He subsequently opened a studio in London in 1879 with his brother James Newbury Edy (b. 1843 Brantford, ON - d. 1890 Toronto, ON) and the brothers were the first in all of Ontario to adopt the practice of retouching negatives, and regarded for over 30 years to be one of London's leading photographers, and declined a half-share in Eastman Kodak for $700. Later they produced an oil painting of Capt. Joseph Brant from a miniature on ivory made in England, which was presented through Lord Dufferin to Prince Arthur.

Edy was born in Burford Twp., in Brant Co., Ontario in 1832, a son of Daniel E. Edy (b. 1809 Boston, Norfolk, ON - d. 1867 Brant Twp., Bruce, ON) & Mary Ann Matthews Edy (b. 1811 St. Catherines, ON - d. 1899 Hamilton, ON). He was twice married, first to Miss Melinda Amelia Haviland Edy (b. 1831 ON - d. 1873 Brantford, ON), daughter of Benjamin Haviland (b. 1811 Townsend, Haldimand, ON - d. 1886 Waterford, Norfolk, ON) & Obedience Smith Haviland (b. 1813 PA - d. 1844 Waterford, Norfolk, ON).

2nd wife (1874 @ Oshawa, ON): Mary Howell (b. 1830 ON - d. 1910 Middlesex Co., ON), PB by 1891, daughter of Capt. Henry Howell (b. 1789 Knaresborough, York, England - d. 1862 Port Dover, ON) & Eliza Varey Howell (b. 1791 Leeds, York, Eng. - d. 1864 Port Dover, ON). William died in Aug. 1916 at the age of 85 in London. - His children included:

  • Lorenzo Daniel Edy (b. 1854 Brantford, ON - d. 1929 Burnaby, BC). Wife: Margaret Jane Hastings Edy (b. 1852 Wingham, Huron, ON - d. 1924 Seaforth, Huron, ON).
  • Mary Ann Edy Arnold (b. 1862 Brantford, ON - d. 1915 Detroit, MI). Husband (1885 St. Clair, MI): Robert Arnold (b. 1847 Halifax, NS - d. 1930 Detroit, MI), son of Robert Arnold & Lavina Doan Arnold.
  • Esther Jane Edy Bogart (b. 1857 - d. 1936 Toronto, ON). Husband: Franklin H. Bogart.
  • Willis Haviland Edy (1858/1860-1945 Brantford, ON)
  • Helen Victoria Edy Brown (b. 1867 Brantford, ON - d. 1942 Toronto, ON). Husband: Harry William Brown (b. 1868 Niagara Falls, ON - d. 1960 Toronto, ON), son of Henry Brown (1822-1895) & Isabella Susanna Mathews Cole Brown (b. 1838 Cheltenham, Gloucester, England - d. 1915 Welland, ON).
  • Frank William Edy (b. 1874 Brantford, ON) Wife (1899 @ London, ON): Jane Agnew Holman Edy (b. 1869 London, ON), daughter of Joseph Holman.
  • Leslie Eli Edy (b. 1864 Brantford, ON - d. 1919 London, ON). Wife: Alma Mary Marr Edy-Eichenberg (b. 1866 Vienna, ON - d. 1917 Middlesex Co., ON).

See Newspapers.com for the obit.

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Appin

Ekfrid

  • Ekfrid evangelism by McDonald & W.S. King (OB) +1882+
    • James Marshall and his wife Annie H. McIntyre Marshall were born in Ekfrid, and PB by the time they married in 1883, he served in 1927 as correspondent for the Ubly Gospel Hall in Michigan, and may have held the assembly in his home until they built a structure that year.

Mount Brydges

  • See Leamington Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1901-1908 (TW) 1909-1992 (TW-N) 1992-2022+
    • W.B. Dunn lived in Rodney +1901-1903+, then Mount Brydges +1905+, then Leamington +1908-1927+

New Lowell

Strathroy

Tyrconnell

  • A. McKellar did ministry work here in 1885

Middlesex County

  • Middlesex County Gospel meetings by Rushbrook & Law (OB) 1883

Ilderton

Komoka

Lucan

Newbury

  • Newbury Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1884-1904+; +1943-2019+
    • Newbury-Chatham Gospel Hall +1989-1999+
    • Newberry (sic) Gospel Hall (OB) +1943-1971
    • Gospel work by Goodfellow in Newbery (sic) (OB) 1884

Parkhill

Thames Centre

Thorndale

Norfolk County

Courtland

  • Courtland Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1885-1904+; +1936-1943+
    • c/o John B. Wilson +1897+
      • possibly John Byron Wilson (b. 1830 ON - d. 1900 Atherton, Norfolk, ON). +1851+ @ Charlotteville, Norfolk, ON; +1861+ @ Windham, Norfolk, ON. +1871+ @ Walsingham, Norfolk, ON. +1881-1891+ @ Charlotteville, Norfolk, ON. Registered as Methodist, employed as a farmer. Wife (1854 @ Charlotteville, Norfolk, ON): Mary Cole Wilson (b. 1844 Eng.).
        • Several children including John Byron Wilson II (b. 1861 Windham, Norfolk, ON - d. 1934 Simcoe, Norfolk, ON). Wife: Esperance Withers Wilson (b. 1864 Langham, Norfolk, Eng. - d. 1893 Toronto, ON), daughter of Robert Withers (b. 1824 Langham, Eng. - d. 1910 Wellington, ON) & (1st wife) Menaile Willamina Parmentier Withers (b. 1826 Oostende, Belgium - d. 1912 Norfolk Co., ON).
    • c/o Mrs. Smith +1904+

Kelvin

Langton

  • Langton Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1882-1904+
    • geographically near Tillsonburg Bible Chapel 1888-2019+
    • c/o James Barclay Knowles +1897-1904+ (b. 1844 Walsingham, ON - d. 1920 Carholme, Norfolk, ON), son of James Knowles (b. 1801 Ireland - d. 1883) & Jane Barclay Knowles (d. 1868). Wife: Mary Hannah Dale Knowles (b. 1856 Walsingham, ON - d. 1945 Langton, ON), daughter of George Dale & Francis B. Chatham Dale.

Long Point

  • six weeks of meetings by McClure & Douglas with one or two professions (OB) 1885

Lynedoch

Vanessa

  • Vanessa schoolhouse meetings +1891+
    • Brantford Expositor 1891-10-9 via Newspapers.com: "The Plymouth Brethren were going to hold meetings in a schoolhouse not far from here (Vanessa), but as the audience failed to materialize, the eloquent divines had to go back without airing their eloquence."

Port Dover

  • Port Dover Gospel Chapel, ON (OB) 1986-1996
  • Port Dover Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1840?/1885-1950+
    • Mr. Bannister +1904+; Mr. Corbett +1927+
      • probably James Bannister (1857-1946 Port Dover, ON), teamster, son of John Bannister (b. 1789 Suffolk, England - d. 1856 Port Dover, ON) & Margaret Kyle (b. 1821 Ireland - d. 1893 Port Dover, ON)
    • Five Points (Dog's Nest) & Wilson Porter (1853-1931) & Thomas Corbett (b. 1810 Ireland - d. 1875 Norfolk, ON)
  • Port Dover Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1889+

Simcoe

  • Faith Bible Chapel, Simcoe, ON (OB) 1989-2019+
    • Minden Manor Motel Assembly 1990-1993
    • Simcoe farmhouse Assembly 1989
    • Waterford Home Assembly 1989
  • Simcoe Gospel Chapel, ON (OB) 1890-2019+
    • Simcoe Gospel Hall (OB) 1890-1920/1947; O.E.S. Hall, Norfolk St., Simcoe (OB) +1943+; Nelson Street Gospel Hall, Simcoe (OB) 1947-1967;
    • c/o J.W. Lee +1904+

South Middleton

Walsingham

  • Walsingham Custer Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1904+
    • c/o Judson Lafayette Brandow +1904+ (1865-1934 Walsingham, ON)
      • 1898 m. Violet Emmons (b. 1861 London, ON - d. 1950 Walsingham, ON)

Oxford County

Bright

Brownsville

Burgessville

Chesterfield

Cornellville

Drumbo

Embro

  • Embro Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1882-1904+; +1950-2018+
    • Odd Fellows Hall, Embro (OB) +1950-1955; Mrs. W. Dents' 1956-1962; Harold St. Clair's 1963-1976; Evelyn St. Clair's 1977-1983; RR#4 1984-1993; Commissioner St. 1994-2010+; West Zorra Gospel Hall +2013-2018+
    • c/o James Macallan Munro II +1897-1904+ (b. 1859 Embro, ON - d. 1933 Thunder Bay, ON)

Ingersoll

Nissouri

Norwich

Richwood

  • Richwood Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1914+
    • @ home of William Taylor +1880-1911+
    • MT (1911): Su B 11am
    • c/o William Taylor +1880+; Richard Page, Wolverton +1911+
    • see Paris

Salford

Tavistock

Thamesford

Tillsonburg

Wolverton

Woodstock

  • Woodstock Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1845-1889; (Raven EB) 1889-1903; (Raven-Taylor EB) 1903-1970; (Symington EB) 1971-1987; (PBCC EB) 1987-2019+

Perth County

Atwood

Britton

Listowel

Mitchell

Monkton

Shakespeare

St. Mary's

Stratford

  • Stratford Bible Fellowship (OB) +2000+
  • Stratford Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1885-1983+
    • @ Market Square +1904+; Rebecca St. +1936-1983+
    • c/o R.R. McDonald +1897+; D. Bridgeford @ 38 Avon St. +1927+

Wellington County

Everton

Yatton

Windsor

Toronto

  1. Barker Avenue Meeting, ON (PBCC) +1954+
  2. Barrie Avenue Meeting, ON (PBCC) +1954+
  3. Bathurst Street Meeting, ON (PBCC) +1954-1964
  4. Bedford Park Chapel, ON (OB) +1954-1983+
  5. Bellevue Avenue Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1880+
    • @ 29 Bellevue Ave.
    • c/o S.W. Hallows @ 308 Yonge St.
  6. Beulah Hall, Toronto, ON
    • Buchanan St. then 25 Charles St.
  7. Bowood Avenue Meeting, ON (PBCC) +1954-1959+
  8. Broadview Avenue Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1891-present
  9. Brock Avenue Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1892-2009
    • West End Gospel Hall (OB) +1904+
    • @ 267 Brock Ave. +1927+
    • c/o A. Walker @ 169 Lauder Ave. +1927+
  10. Central Gospel Hall, Toronto, ON (OB) 1892-1992
    • @ N.E. corner of College & Brunswick Sts. +1897+
  11. Danforth Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1899-present
    • East End Gospel Hall 1899-1904; East Toronto Gospel Hall / Swanwick Avenue Gospel Hall +1927-1947+; Danforth Gospel Hall 1950-present (2023+); hive from Broadview.
    • @ 649 Queen Street East +1897+
  12. Davenport Gospel Hall, ON (EB) 1866-1881 (KLC-EB) 1881-2016+
    • Davenport Gospel Hall +2016+
    • c/o Otto Muller, 7 Glencastle Ave. +1946+; Max Zimmerman, 8 Bellefair St. +1946+; Vince Dastice +2016+
    • @ Room 4, Orange Hall, Euclid & College Sts. +1946+; 223 Chambers Ave.; 2061 Davenport Rd. +2016+
  13. Eglinton Avenue Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1947-2021
    • Eglinton Orange Hall +1950+; folded in 2021.
    • hive from Pape Avenue GH (now Victoria Park GH)
    • Norman May (1924-1992) of Newmarket, West Toronto, Goodwood was in fellowship here. See Woodstock Gospel Hall, ON. People raised there include Gary & Dave Weeks, Doug Barnett of Hillside Bible Chapel of Orillia (and his gpa was a leading man there).
  14. Elizabeth Street Hall, Toronto, ON (OB) +1875-1879+
    • first Open Brethren assembly in Toronto?
  15. Essery Hall Western Meeting Room, Toronto, ON (EB) +1889-1909; (TW) 1909-1917+
  16. Fairbank Gospel Hall, ON (OB) Italian assembly +1936/1966-2019+
    • Fairbanks or Fairbank?
    • Ascot Avenue Gospel Hall (OB) +1936-1965
  17. Faith Gospel Chapel, Toronto, ON (OB) 1950-1999+
  18. Gilead Chapel, Toronto, ON (OB) +1927-1956
    • Gilead Gospel Hall (OB) +1927-1950+
    • 804 Broadview +1927-1955+
    • c/o S.W. Smith @ 66 Hampton Ave. +1927+
  19. Glebemount Gospel Chapel, Toronto, ON (OB) +1954-1972
  20. Greenwood Gospel Chapel, Toronto, ON (OB) +1936-2019+
    • Greenwood & Queensdale Grace and Truth Hall (OB/Grant?) +1936-1950+
  21. Highfield Road Gospel Hall, Toronto, ON (OB) +1936-present
    • @ Orange Hall, Rhodes Ave. prior to Highfield, not the same as Rhodes Avenue Gospel Hall.
  22. Maitland Assembly Room, ON (EB)
  23. Maranatha Hall, ON (OB) +1927-1948+
    • College and Shaw +1927+
    • c/o John S. Reid @ 83 Runnymede Rd. +1927+
  24. North Toronto Sunday School, Orange Hall, Toronto, ON (OB) +1936-1950+
    • see Central Gospel Hall
  25. Olivet Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1933-1970+
  26. Red Lion Hall, ON (OB) Late 1880's
    • Yonge, above Bloor St.
  27. Rhodes Avenue Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1936-1943+
  28. Sheppard Gospel Hall, ON (NT) +1920-2021+
  29. Sherway Bible Chapel, ON 1973-1985
  30. Silverthorne Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1937-1995
    • @ 223-225 Chambers Ave. 1937+
    • c/o V.G. Ford @ 429 Arlington Ave. 1937+
  31. Temperance Hall Meeting Room, Toronto, ON (EB) +1878-1880+
    • @ Temperance Hall, 19 Davenport Rd. +1880+
    • c/o F.W. Grant @ 7 Sultan St. +1880+
  32. The Tabernacle Meeting Room, ON (EB) +1873-1889+
    • @ 4 Albert St. +1880+
    • c/o Joseph Lesslie @ 28 Murray St. +1880+
  33. Toronto Grant Assembly (G-EB) 1884-1894+
    • c/o R. Harvie @ 411 Yonge St. +1894+
  34. Trinity Grace Church, Toronto, ON (OB) 1949-2015; (OB BC) 2015-2019+
    • Leaside Bible Chapel (OB) 1949-2015
  35. Victoria Park Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1921-20142022+
    • Pape Avenue Gospel Hall (OB) 1921-1999
    • @ 871 Pape Ave. +1927+
    • c/o James Mahaffy @ 157 Glebemount +1927+
  36. Walton Street Gospel Hall, ON (OB) Late 1880's
    • Yonge St.
  37. Westmoreland Grace and Truth Hall, ON (OB/Grant?) +1936-1975
  38. West Toronto Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1897-1994
    • Junction Gospel Hall +1904+; Dundas Street Gospel Hall +1927-1937+
    • @ 1180 Queen St. West +1897+; 3001 Dundas St. (Dundas & Pacific) +1927-1937+
    • c/o James Crawford +1927-1937+
    • Norman May (1924-1992) of also Eglinton, Newmarket, Goodwood was in fellowship here. See Woodstock Gospel Hall, ON.
  39. Woodbine Heights Great War Veterans' Hall, ON (OB) +1927+
    • Barker & Glebemount +1927+
    • c/o Sydney T. Frowmow @ 1038 Logan Ave. +1927+
  40. Yonge Central Meeting Room, ON (EB) 1866-1909; (TW) 1909-1917+
    • Alexander Street (between Yonge & Church) 1866-?
  41. Yonge Street Meeting, Toronto, ON 1866-1909; (PBCC) 1909-1959+
    • Alexander Street (between Yonge & Church) 1866-?
  42. Yorkville Meeting, Toronto, ON (EB) +1873+

Durham Region

Ajax

Beaverton

Bowmanville

Cannington

Courtice

Goodwood

  • Goodwood Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1968-2014
    • cofounded in the early 1970's by Norman May (1924-1992) & Fred Smith. Lorne Langfield assisted from Pickering with an afternoon gospel meeting in the town hall in 1968, with prayer meetings in the janitor's closet. Langfield active 1990-2010. Also see Woodstock Gospel Hall, ON.

Newcastle

Orono

Oshawa

Pickering

  • Discovery Bay Gospel Hall (OB) ?-1990

Also see Ajax.

Port Perry

Sunderland

Whitby

Halton Region

Burlington

Halton Hills

Milton

Oakville

Peel Region

Brampton

Caledon

Mississauga

York Region

East Gwillimbury

Georgina

  • John Grimason lived and/or did ministry work in Sutton in 1884;

King Twp

Markham

  • Langstaff Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1910-2021+
    • Braccondale Gospel Hall, Toronto (OB) 1939-1996
    • one of the last Italian Gospel Halls to have used Italian in their meetings
    • @ 58b Arlington Ave. +1927+

Newtonbrook

Newmarket

Richmond Hill

Stouffville

Vaughan

Toronto Proper

Etobicoke, Toronto

Clairville

North York District, Toronto

Willowdale

Scarborough, Toronto

Weston, Toronto

Espanola/Chelmsford

Massey

  • Massey Bible Chapel, ON (OB) 1992-2019+
    • Christian Brethren Fellowship, Massey (OB) +1985-1991
      • English and Spanish ministry

Walford

Unknown Areas

Caper Cliff

Elone

  • Elone Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1904+
    • c/o Mr. Mortimore +1904+
    • There was a Mortimore family in Plymouth, Devon, England

Glummis

Hawthorne

Hobart

  • Hobart Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1882-1904+
    • meetings by W.P. Charles & McQueston in existing assembly 1882
    • c/o John Johnston +1897-1904+

Holiday

Taylorville

Waterloo Region

Ayr

Cambridge (Galt)

  • Puslinch Meeting Room, ON (EB residency) +1878-1880+ (TW-N) 1992-2018
    • c/o John A. McDonald +1880+
    • Cambridge Meeting Room (TW) +1973-1992
    • Hespeler Meeting Room (TW) +1944-1966+
    • Preston Meeting Room (EB) +1889-1905+ (TW) 1909-1927+
      • @ Mrs. C.M. Hurlburt's, William St., West +1911+
      • MT (1911): Su B 11am, R 7pm; Wed R 8pm;
      • c/o George X. Smith, cor. Water & Queen Sts. +1911+; G.P. Hurlburt +1911+
      • see Galt
    • Galt Meeting Room (EB) +1878-1896+; (TW residency) +1908-1914+; +1944-1951+
      • c/o A. Lindsay +1880+; Miss F. Twiss +1911+
        • BB @ Preston +1911+
  • Galt Gospel Hall, ON (OB) +1873?/+1904-1976
    • Ainslie St. Gospel Hall +1904+; Cambridge Gospel Hall;
    • @ Ainslie & North Sts. +1927+
    • presently occupied by the former Clyde Gospel Hall, as of 2005;
    • c/o James Biggar +1897+; W. Jardine @ 61 Barrie St. +1927+
    • planted by Douglas Russell of Scotland

Clyde

  • Clyde Gospel Hall, ON (OB) 1873?/1875-1927-2005/2019+
    • in Oct 2005 purchased the old Cambridge Gospel Hall and rebranded as Cambridge Gospel Hall.
    • c/o George Scott +1897+; Robert Riddell +1927+
    • meetings in 1873? by Donald Munro, John Carnie and John Smith.

Elmira

Haliburton

Cheddar

Harcourt

Heidelberg

Kitchener

Wallenstein

  • Wallenstein Bible Chapel, ON (OB) 1934-2021+
    • Hawkesville Gospel Mission (OB) 1934-1939; Hawkesville Gospel Hall (OB) 1939-1960; Hawkesville Bible Chapel (OB) 1960-1968;
    • see website

Valens

Waterloo

Wellesley

Linwood

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