Marriage Certificates (1860-1869)

James Parker & Mary Elizabeth McMicking Oct 30 1862

No. 5824

By His Excellency The Right Honorable CHARLES STANLEY [MONCK], VISCOUNT MONCK, 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 authorize Me to grant Licenses for the Solemnization of Marriages AND WHEREAS

Edward Henry Herwood, Clerk of the Town of Clifton and Charlotte Louisa Skinner, Spinster of the town aforesaid Province of Canada

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 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, 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 Stamford this Twenty Nineth day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two and of Her Majesty's Reign the Twenty sixth year

HS Ross Deputy Governor

E.H. Horword & C.L. Skinner Dec 30 1862

No. 5829

By His Excellency The Right Honorable CHARLES STANLEY [MONCK], VISCOUNT MONCK, 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 authorize Me to grant Licenses for the Solemnization of Marriages AND WHEREAS

Samuel Donald of the Township of Stamford in the County of Welland and Province of Canada Bachelor, and Elizabeth Jane Johnston of the same place, 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 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, 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 Quebec this Eighteenth day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty three and of Her Majesty's Reign the Twenty sixth

HS Ross Deputy Governor

S. Donald & E.J. Johnson Feb. 18 1863