Marriage Certificates (1844-1849)

License John McDonald and Jessie McLean Dec 31st 1844

His Excellency the Right Honourable SIR CHARLES THEOPHILUS METCALFE, BART. G.C.B. one of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Governor-General of British North America and CaptainGeneral 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

Ewen Cameron of Lochiel in the Eastern District of the Province aforesaid, Lumberer & Margaret Cameron of Buckingham in the Sydenham District & Province aforesaid, 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 12th day of June in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty five and of Her Majesty's Reign the Eight year

JM Higginson

By His Excellency's Command T.D. Harington

License Ewen Cameron and Margaret Cameron June 16th 1845

By His Excellency Lieutenant General the Right Honorable CHARLES MURRAY, EARL CATHCART, of Cathcart, in the County of Renfrew, K.C.B., Administrator of the Government of the Province of Canada, and Commander of Her Majesty's Forces in British North America, &c. &c. &c.

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

Rufus Marsh Fuller of Burlington Vermont U.S. Teller & Eleoner J. Eaton of Buckingham in the Sydenham District & 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 27th day of February in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty six and of Her Majesty's Reign the Ninth year.

X Cathcart

By His Excellency's Command T.D. Harington

License Rupert M. Fuller Eleanor J. Eaton March 1st 1846