Marriage Certificates (1875-1881)

James C. Sinclair & Agnes Howell

Paisley, Mar 21 1876

DA Macdonald 15467

Province of Ontario

By His Honour the Honourable DONALD ALEXANDER MACDONALD, &c., &c., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario

WHEREAS, Jesse M. Gingrich of the Township of Arran, in the County of Bruce, in the Province of Ontario, Bachelor and Veronica Baker of the Township of Sangeen in the County and Province aforesaid, Spinster

are determined to enter into the Holy Bans of Matrimony, and are desirous of having their marriage publicly solemnized in order that such their honest desires may the more speedily have the due effect, and that they may be able to procure the same to be lawfully solemnized without publication of Bans, I do hereby for good causes give and grant this this License of Faculty as well as to them, the said parties contracting as to all or every person or Minister duly ordained and lawfully exercising his Ministry within the Province of Ontario to solemnize and perform the same: Provided always that by reason of any Affinity, Consanguinity, Precontract or any other lawful cause there be no legal impediment in this behalf, otherwise if any fraud shall appear to have been committed at the time of granting this License either by false suggestions or concealment of the truth that then this License shall be null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever.

Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms at Toronto this sixth day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven and in the fortieth year of Her Majesty's reign.

Issued this sixth day of June 1877

W.H. Ruby Issuer of Marriage Licenses for the County of Bruce

Jesse W Gingrich Veronica Baker

Walkerton June 7 1877

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. 3967

Certificate FOR A MARRIAGE WITHOUT BANNS.

These are to certify that Duncan McDougall of the Village of Paisley in the County of Bruce, Bachelor and Margaret McKay, Ogg — of the same place, Spinster — being minded as it is said to enter into the Contract of Marriage, and being desirous of having the same duly solemnized, the said Duncan McDougall — has made oath that he believes there is no affinity, consanguinity, precontract or any other lawful cause or legal impediment to bar or hinder the solemnization of the said Marriage, and having also otherwise made oath as required by law.

These are therefore to Certify that the requirements of the Act respecting the solemnization of Marriages have been complied with.

GIVEN under my hand and seal at Paisley this twenty third day of July — in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventy Seven and in the forty first year of Her Majesty's reign.

ISSUED from the Office of the Provincial Secretary for the Province of Ontario this Tenth day of March 1877.

J Saunders [Seal] Issuer of Marriage Licenses.

AC Wood Provincial Secretary

Duncan McDougall & Margaret McKay Ogg

Walkerton, July 26 1877