Marriage records

By His Excellency the Right Honorable JAMES, EARL OF ELGIN AND KINCARDINE, K.T. Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c.

WHEREAS, Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to authorise me to grant Licenses for the Solemnization of Marriages: AND WHEREAS

Laughlan McMillan of Cumberland in the Ottawa District & Province of Canada West, farmer, and Flora McPhee of Buckingham in the Sydenham District in the Province of Canada East, Spinster

are determined to enter into the Holy Banns of Matrimony, and are desirous of having their Marriage publicly Solemnized ; in order that such their honest desires may the more speedily have their due effect, and that they may be able to procure the same to be lawfully Solemnized, without publication of Banns, I do hereby, for good causes, give and grant this License of Faculty, as well to them the said Parties contracting, as to all or every Parson or Minister, duly ordained, and lawfully exercising his Ministry within that part of the Province of Canada, heretofore constituting the Province of Upper Canada, to Solemnize and perform the same : Provided always, that by reason of any Affinity, Consanguinity, Pre-contract, or any other lawful cause, there be no legal impediment in this behalf, otherwise, if any fraud shall appear to have been committed, at the time of granting this License, either by false suggestions or concealment of the truth, that then this License shall be null and void, to all intents and purposes whatsoever.

Given under my hand and Office Seal at Montreal this 4th day of February in the Year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight and of Her Majesty's Reign the eleventh

T E Campbell Major

By His Excellency's Command T.D. Harington

William S Chambers & Mary Lawrence Nov. 29 '69

W.S. Chambers Born Gloucester Son of James & Sarah Age 22

M. Lawrence Born Lesuehagon Daughter of David Laut & Mary Marshall Age 25

Province of Ontario

Certificate

Under the Act respecting the Solemnization of Marriages, 1874. (Where either of the parties are under the age of twenty-one years)

These are to certify that James Henry Black of the Township of Greenock, in the County of Bruce and Addy McDonald of Township of Greenock in the County of Bruce, being minded, as it is said, to enter into the contract of Marriage, and being desirous of having the same duly solemnized, the said James Henry Black has made oath, as required by law, that believes that there is no affinity, consanguinity, precontract, or any other lawful cause or legal impediment to bar or hinder the solemnization of the said marriage, and that said Parties have been at usual place of abode, for the space of fifteen days last past within

and that the said James Henry Black is above the age of twenty-one years, and that Addy McDonald is above the age of twenty five years.

And these are therefore to certify, that the requirements of the Act respecting the solemnization of Marriages have been complied with.

Given under my hand and seal at Walkerton this twenty-eight day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four and in the thirtieth eighth year of Her Majesty's reign.

Issued from the Office of the Provincial Secretary for the Province of Ontario, under 37 Vic., Cap. 6 this first day of July 1874

M. Maclean Issuer of Marriage Licenses

Arch McKellar Provincial Secretary