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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 14: WESTERN DISTRICT MARRIAGE REGISTER 1786 - 1856 by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai Published by Global Heritage Press In October of 1792 the old District of Hesse (1788-1792) was renamed the Western District and included the present counties of Essex, Kent and Lambton. Effective 1831 marriage returns for the Western District were required to be returned to the Clerk of the Peace in the District town of Sandwich. Returns were sent to the Clerk from clergy who performed marriages, with the exception of Anglican and Roman Catholic ministers. This printing of the Western District Marriage Register includes a complete transcription of both volumes of the original Western district marriage register held by the Archives of Ontario. This transcription also includes the original returns submitted by the clergy to the clerk of the peace. In most districts the Clerk of Peace transcribed the information on the individual marriage returns into a book which became known as the District Marriage register. When located, these orginal returns often include statements for baptisms and burials. There are a number of returns of both baptisms and burials with the original returns which are now part of this Western District Marriage Register transcription. Please keep in mind that in most cases the returns were submitted by ministers who were circuit riders. If you cannot find the marriage in the Western District register you would be well advised to search bordering districts such as the London District and the Huron District. An example of some of the towns and townships where marriages occurred and were reported in the Western District Register include: Sandwich, River Thames, Detroit, Raleigh, Colchester, Malden, Amherstburg, Gosfield,. Harwich, Howard, Dover, Grosepoint, Maidstone, Sombra, Drummond Island, Michilimackinac, Romney, Mersea, Zone, Orford, Camden, Town of Desmond in Michigan Territory, Sarnia township, Chatham township, Town of Chatham, Moore, Tilbury, Plympton, Osborn (Usborne), Aldaborough, Southwold, Port Sarnia, Anderdon, Warwick, Bosanquet, Brooke, village of Windsor, Eckfrid, Mosa, Enniskillen, City of Monroe Michigan, Euphemia, Rochester and many other areas.... Includes a complete transcription of both volumes of the district marriage register plus original marriage returns which include additional marriages + baptisms & burials. Contains more than 200 pages + maps and full name index. BOOK - VOLUME 14: WESTERN DISTRICT MARRIAGE REGISTER 1786 - 1856 includes a complete transcription of both volumes of the district marriage register plus original marriage returns which include additional marriages + baptisms & burials. Contains more than 200 pages + maps and full name index. This Revised and Expanded Edition published in 2000 Softcover (image: softcover example)
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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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