Canada, Ontario District Marriage Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Canada Ontario

What is in this Collection?
This collection includes marriage records from 1801-1858. The collection contains images of district marriage records. Most marriage entries are between the 1830s and 1850s, but there are a few entries earlier and later. During the time of the records in this collection, Canada was run on a system of districts and counties. A district was the larger of the two and a district could contain several counties.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
Marriage records may contain the following information:
 * Name of groom
 * Name of bride
 * Residence at time of marriage
 * Date of Marriage
 * Witnesses, who might be related
 * Person who performed the marriage
 * District the marriage was performed in

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The name of a relative or date of the event

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 * 1) Select District
 * 2) Select Years and Volume Number

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I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Cite the record. See below for help citing this collection.
 * Look at an image of the original record. The original may contain information that was not recorded in the index. To find a copy of the original record, visit the Archives of Ontario page.
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 * Use the information you have found to find the person in census records.
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

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

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This can help you find possible relatives.
 * Search the records of nearby areas.
 * Check for other names. An individual might appear under an unexpected name for a variety of reasons:
 * - They might have been listed under a middle name, nickname, or abbreviation of their given name.
 * -A woman may have returned to her maiden name after the death of her husband.

Citing this Collection
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