Marriage Certificates (1875-1881)

A 4761

R.S. Brodie Deputy of Lieutenant-Governor

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

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

Whereas, John Clark of the Township of Sullivan in the county of Grey, Bachelor and Eliza Pinkerton of the Township of Greenock in the County of Bruce, 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 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 First day of November in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine and in the forty-third year of Her Majesty's reign.

ISSUED this Twentieth day of December 1879

D. M. Halliday Issuer of Marriage Licenses for the County of Bruce

John Clark - Eliza Pinkerton.

Dec. 24. 1879.

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 486\9

Certificate FOR A MARRIAGE WITHOUT BANNS.

These are to certify that James Millar of the Village of Allenford and Ellen Younis of the Township of Greenock in the County of Bruce being minded, as it is said, to enter into the Contract of Marriage, and being desirous of having the same duly solemnized, the said James Millar has made oath that he believes that 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 Riversdale this Twenty-seventh day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine and in the forty third year of Her Majesty's reign.

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

J.M. Millar Issuer of Marriage Licenses.

A.S. Hardy Provincial Secretary.

James Millar & Ellen Younie Dec 30 1879

A 1921

S Michaud Deputy of Lieutenant-Governor

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.

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

Whereas, Arthur William Gorton of the Township of Greenock in the county of Bruce, Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, Bachelor and Elizabeth Smith of the Township County Province and Dominion 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 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 First day of August in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and in the forty-third year of Her Majesty's reign.

Issued this 31st day of December 1879

M. Maclean Issuer of Marriage Licenses for the County of