Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910 - FamilySearch Historical Records

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What is in this Collection?
This index is an electronic index for the years 1800 to 1910. This index is not complete for any particular place, region or time period. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
Marriage records may contain the following information:
 * Name of groom
 * Name and maiden name of bride
 * Age of groom at marriage
 * Age of bride at marriage
 * Names of groom’s parents
 * Names of bride’s parents
 * Place and date of marriage
 * Names of witnesses or possible relatives

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The approximate date of marriage.
 * The place where the marriage occurred.
 * The name of the intended spouse.

Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page: Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s marriage record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * This collection is an index only. Use the GS number found in the record you've found and put it into the FamilySearch Catalog under 'Film/Fiche Number' category. This will send you to where you can find more information on looking at the actual record that the index came from. The actual record may contain more information that wasn't indexed.
 * Don't forget to search before and after the date of the record you found for other children's births in the family!

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now?

 * Spelling wasn't always standardized, making it necessary to search this index using many spelling variations of the names in order to complete a thorough search.
 * Try searching the other Ontario, Births Collection.

Citing This Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. Collection Citation: Record Citation (or citation for the index entry):