Marriages could only be performed by certain religious denominations at various times in Ontario's history. Briefly those time periods are:

• Before 1793 only Anglican and Roman Catholic could perform marriages
• 1793-1798 District clerks could now also perform marriages if a couple lived more than 18 miles from the nearest Anglican clergy. Some Lutheran and Presbyterian ministers did perform marriages although it was illegal.
• 1798-1831 Anglican, Roman Catholic, Church of Scotland, Lutheran, and Calvinist clergy could now perform marriages.
• 1831-1858 Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyterians were added to the religious denominations from 1798-1831 as those allowed to perform marriages.
• 1858-1869 All clergy could perform marriages

Special Collections for Church Records

Anabaptist/Mennonite Collection

The United Church/Victoria University Archives Genealogical section

List of Local Church Records Availabe for InterLibrary Loan United Church of Canada/Victoria University Archives

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View 300 marriages for Simcoe County. These marriages are complete entries with bride and groom's parents' names, occupations and much more! The first file of 130 marriages is a very large file 291 K so be patient while the page loads.  Extracts from a Simcoe County Newspaper Midland & Vasey Area  Records from the Observer, a Bible Christian newspaper of the Bowmanville area 1868-1883. Note that the records cover a vast expanse, not just the Bowmanville area.  Extracts of Births, Marriages, Deaths July 1869 from The Canadian Champion, Milton Halton County Ontario  Extracts of Births, Marriages, Deaths February 1872 from The Canadian Champion, Milton Halton County Ontario  Extracts of Births, Marriages, Deaths April 1887 from The Canadian Champion, Milton Halton County Ontario  Extracts of Births, Marriages, Deaths February 1892 from The Canadian Champion, Milton Halton County Ontario  Extracts of Births, Marriages, Deaths May 1899 from The Canadian Champion, Milton Halton County Ontario  Marriages in Colbourne District 1841-1842  Marriages in Colbourne District 1842-1843  Marriages in Colbourne District 1843-1844  Marriages in Colbourne District 1845  Marriages in Colbourne District 1846  Marriages in Essex County 1877, 1878, 1894, 1895  Marriages in Essex Co., St. Alphonse Roman Catholic Church, Windsor 1888, 1889, 1908, 1910  Births in Essex County 1890, 1894, 1895  Burials in Essex Co., St. Alphonse Roman Catholic Church, Windsor 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892  Burials in Essex Co., St. Alphonse Roman Catholic Church, Windsor 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900  Burials in Calton (Van Pine) Cemetery, Elgin County  Marriages in Peterborough County 1850-1855  Marriages in Peterborough County 1857  Marriages in Peterborough County 1858  Marriages in Peterborough County 1863  Marriages in Peterborough County 1869  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1820  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1822  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1824  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1828-1831  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1832  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1833  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1834  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1835  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1836  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1837  Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1838

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