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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 3, Part 1: DALHOUSIE DISTRICT Vital Records of Upper Canada / Canada West (Ontario) 1825-1869 by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai Published by Global Heritage Press In March of 1838 the Dalhousie District was created out of townships from the Bathurst District, Ottawa and Johnstown Districts. The Dalhousie District includes the present county of Carleton. The District town was proclaimed as Bytown (renamed Ottawa in 1855). Dispite its proclaimation as a district in 1838, it was not until March of 1842 that the court and jail facilities were ready allowing the District to be officially proclaimed. This first volume of the Vital Records series attempts to combine a variety of parish records and other vital documents to assist in replacing some of the records that should have existed had a Dalhousie District Marriage register survived. We hope this new series will provide researchers with the tools to learn about the individuals and families of the Dalhousie District through the birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial and other vital records that survive today. As of January 1850 all Districts were abolished and the Dalhousie District became became the independent County of Carleton which remains to this day. Townships in the Dalhousie District In 1845, an Act was passed which attempted to define the limits of the Counties and Districts in Upper Canada. At that time the following townships were part of the Dalhousie District: Fitzroy, Gloucester, Goulbourne, North Gower, Huntley, March, Marlborough, Nepean, Osgoode, Torbolton and the town of Bytown. The Dalhousie District is a rather odd triangular shape, with its base towards the Ottawa, which also forms its northern boundary. By 1850 when the District system of government was abolished, the Dalhousie District simply became Carleton County. Records included in this volume: This first volume of the Dalhousie District Vital Records includes transcriptions of the following important records:
If you cannot find the vital records you are looking for in the Dalhousie District you would be well advised to search bordering districts such as the Eastern District, Bathurst District, Ottawa District and Johnstown. A minister on horseback in the wilds of early Ontario had no idea when he crossed a political boundary such as a District or what we know as counties today. Many clergy simply maintained and filed their records where the majority of the vital events occured or in their home parish register. Researchers would be advised to explore all possible sources of vital records in the Dalhousie District, regardless of religious denomination. 222 pp; 8.5 X 11"; index; pub 2004; ISBN 1-894571-62-2 (hardcover) 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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