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Books, Maps & Other Resources  Ontario, Canada  (Upper Canada, Canada West) Concerns more than one County Main District Marriage/Vital Records Page What Are The District Marriage/Vital Records & Why Are They Important? Map of Ontario Districts 1836 | Map of Ontario Districts 1845 More Ontario Resources | More Canadian Resources BOOK - VOLUME 4, Part 1: LONDON DISTRICT MARRIAGE REGISTER 1795 - 1841 by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai Published by Global Heritage Press The London District was proclaimed in January 1800 and marriage returns for the counties of Norfolk, Oxford, Middlesex and Huron as well as Walpole and Rainham Townships had to be returned to the Clerk of the Peace in the District town of Charlotteville. The District town was initially Charlotteville in the township of the same name but in 1815 the district town was moved to Tisdale’s Mills which was renamed Victoria in 1818 finally in 1826 the district town became London in the county of Middlesex after the court house and jail burnt down in Vittoria. In 1837 the Talbot District was proclaimed and townships in the County of Norfolk were separated from the London District. For marriages in the Talbot District refer to Volume 1, Talbot District Marriage Register 1837-1857. In 1839 the District of Brock was proclaimed and a separate marriage register for the county of Oxford began For marriages in the Brock District (Oxford County) refer to, Brock District Marriage Register, 1839-1857. In 1841 the Huron District was proclaimed and townships in Perth and Huron County were separated from the London District. For marriages in the Huron District (Perth, Huron and Bruce Counties) refer to the Huron District Marriage Register 1841-1870. In 1842 the Registry Office for Middlesex County was moved from Dunwich Township in Elgin County to the London. On May 30th 1849 the London District was abolished, but the clerk of the Counties of Elgin and Middlesex continued to register marriages in this volume, until 1852. For marriages after 1852 it is necessary to consult the District Marriage Registers for Elgin and Middlesex 1853 - 1857 which are expected to be transcribed at a later date. Townships part of the London District included: Adelaide, Aldborough, Bayham, Carrodoc, Delaware, Dorchester North, Dorchester South, Dunwich, Ekfrid, Lobo, London, Malahide, Metcalfe, Mosa, Nissouri West, Southwold, Westminster, Williams (although included as part of the Huron District after 1841) and Yarmouth as well as those townships that became part of the Talbot District after 1837 (Charlotteville, Houghton, Middleton, Rainham, Townsend, Walpole, Walsingham, Windham and Woodhouse); and townships that became part of the Brock District after 1839 (Blandford, Blenheim, Burford, Dereham, Nissouri East, Norwich South, Norwich North, Oakland, Oxford East, Oxford North, Oxford West, Zorra East and Zorra West); and those townships which became part of the Huron District in 1841 (Ashfield, Biddulph, Colborne, Goderich, Hay, Hullet, McGillivrary, McKillop, Stanley, Stephen, Tuckersmith, Usborne, and Wawanosh (all part of Huron County), Blanshard, Downie, Easthope North, Easthope South, Ellice, Fullerton, Gore of Downie, Hibbert and Logan (all part of Perth County).
This Revised and Expanded Edition published in 2000
Hardcover (image: hardcover example)
Click here to see VOLUME 4, Part 2: LONDON DISTRICT MARRIAGE REGISTER 1842-1852 About the author Dan Walker has spent much of his adult life transcribing genealogical and historical information for publication. His primary focus has been on pre-confederation Ontario vital records. Dan is well known and respected for his meticulious attention to detail, and for the accuracy of his transcription work.
About Fawne Stratford-Devai 
Fawne Stratford-Devai's work on Land Records and early Ontario records is well known in the genealogy community. A published author of several Canadian and UK research books, she has also contributed articles to the Ontario Genealogical Society's newsletter "Families" as well as writing for the online family history newsletter the "Global Gazette". Biography
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