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From: "Ruth Burkholder" <>
Subject: [ONTARIO-L] DISTRICT MARRIAGES
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 19:23:26 -0700


>From the questions I have received since I posted info on the COUNTY
marriage registers, it seems that further info is necessary.

Prior to 1858 there is a smattering of marriages [some estimate less than
50% of those that actually took place] in a series called the DISTRICT
marriage registers. These were actually done in much the same way, with the
protestant and non-Church of England ministers responsible for submitting
records of who they married to the local registry office.

.... Why not RC and Church of England .... because they supposedly had a
good system of parish registers ... and the CofE was going to be the state
church and so the records would be available to the state. [The fact that
this did not happen is immaterial!!]

These registers are also available through the LDS or the Archives of
Ontario interloan system.
The originals, such as they are, are mainly at the AO in RG 80-27-1.

Go to the Archives of ONtario web page and find the film numbers ... or the
LDS Family History Library Catalogue for the same......
http://www.gov.on.ca/MCZCR/archives/english/geneal/

And of course .... there are the usual exceptions to the expected ... so we
all know that what you want won't be there!!!

Hope this answers a few more questions.

If you have further questions you might be interested in a 4-day residential
course that I am giving in September in co-operation with the YWCA in
Toronto. For further information contact the Y at

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Ruth Burkholder of RMB Genealogical Services
251 Second Street Stouffville ON L4A 1B9
905-640-7391 fax 905-640-9359
"No problem too big or too small to tackle together"

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