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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 17: PRINCE EDWARD DISTRICT MARRIAGE REGISTER by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai Published by Global Heritage Press On the 16th of March 1831, [1 Wm. IV, c.6,1831] the Governor proclaimed that Prince Edward County could be separated from the Midland District and become recognized as a separate district as soon as jail and court house facilities were built. Picton was to become the district town. However, it was not until the 6th of February 1834 that a court house and jail were established and the Prince Edward District formerly proclaimed. Effective that same year, marriage returns for Prince Edward County were required to be returned to the Clerk of the Peace in the District town of Picton. Returns were sent in to the Clerk of the Peace from ministers who performed marriages, with the exception of Anglican and Roman Catholic ministers. On the 30 May 1849 the Prince Edward District was abolished [12 Vic. c.78, 30 May, 1849] and the county of Prince Edward is responsible for all administration. Ironically, while the county of Prince Edward was itself a separate district, the move from district to county administration spelled the end of the District Marriage Register. To date, no supplemental returns or separate register have been located for the period 1849-1857 when marriage records were required to be kept at the county level. Marriages prior to 1834 would be found in the Midland District. Unfortunately, at the time of writing this introduction, the Midland District Marriage Register does not appear to survive. The District was originally settled by United Empire Loyalists and by the 1840s was firmly held by the decendants of those who fought on the side of Great Britain during the American War. The District is also populated by a number of Pennsylvanian Dutch, and a few English, Irish and Scotch settlers. By 1846 there was no Crown land for sale in the District; all the land being in the hands of private individuals. An example of some of the towns and townships where marriages occurred and were reported in the Prince Edward District Register include: Adolphstown, Ameliasburgh, Athol, Belleville, Bloomfield, Consecon, Cramahe, Darlington, Demorestville, Ernest Town, Flamborough West (Gore District), Fredericksburgh, Hallowell, Hillier, Kingston, Marysburgh, Millford, Murray (Newcastle District), Osgood (Dalhousie District), Percy, Picton, Saltfleet (Gore District), Sidney (Victoria District), Sophiasburgh, Thurlow, Tyendenagua, Wellington, Whitby, and a number of other areas. Published in 2000 by Global Heritage Press. Softcover (image: softcover example)
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