Thomas A. Marks, Rowland & Mary Somerville, Willoughby (2 Feb. 1869)

No. 2718

By His Excellency The Right Honorable Sir JOHN YOUNG, Baronet
G.C.B., G.C.M.G., one of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council,
Administrator of the Government of Canada, &c. &c. &c.

WHEREAS Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to authorize Me to
grant Licenses for the Solemnization of Marriages AND WHEREAS

Thomas Alexander Marks
of the Township of Rowland, County of
Welland and Province of Ontario
Bachelor and
Mary Somerville of the Township of
Willoughby County and Province aforesaid
Spinster

are determined to enter into the Holy Bans of Matrimony, and are desirous of
having their marriage publicly solemnized in order that such their honest
desires may the more speedily have the due effect, and that they may be able to
procure the same to be lawfully solemnized without publication of Bans, I do
hereby for good causes give and grant this this License of Faculty as well as to them,
the said parties contracting as to all or every person or Minister duly ordained
and lawfully exercising his Ministry within the Province of Ontario , to solemnize
and perform the same: Provided always that by reason of any Affinity, Consanguinity, Precontract 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 Seal at Clifton
this thirtieth day of January
in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and Sixtynine and of Her
Majesty's Reign the thirty second

[signature illegible]
Deputy Governor

H Preston, Agt
Clifton

Thos. Burgar issuer
of Licenses for Welland