Marriage Registration Details: Help

The associated panel permits updating the database of Ontario Marriage Registrations.

Navigation: There are three navigation buttons at the top of the page:

• Clicking on Previous displays the registration with the next lower registration number within the current year. You may also use the keyboard shortcut Alt-P.
• Clicking onNext displays the registration with the next higher registration number within the current year. You may also use the keyboard shortcut Alt-N.
• Clicking onNew Query displays the Marriage Registration Query dialog. You may also use the keyboard shortcut Alt-Q.

Identification: This row of the display identifies the specific registration by specifying the year of registration and the number assigned by the Ontario Registrar when the records were indexed.

Microfilm Volume: This identifies the Ontario Archives microfilm volume number containing the original image of the registration.

Registration: County: This is a selection listing all of the counties and districts in Ontario. For an existing record the county specified in that record is selected. For a new record the county specified in the existing record with the highest registration number less than the current record is selected. This is because registrations from a particular county, or district, always have contiguous registration numbers.

Registration: Township: This is usually a selection list of all of the villages, towns, townships, and cities within the county that at some period had a clerk collecting registrations. If a county is not selected or if the township name is misspelled in the existing record then this is a text input field. For an existing record the township specified in that record is selected. For a new record the township specified in the existing record with the highest registration number less than the current record is selected. This is because registrations from a particular clerk generally have contiguous registration numbers. Clicking on this button performs the query. This may also be requested by pressing the Enter key while the input focus is in a text field.

Marriage: Date:

The date the marriage took place. It is recommended that, for consistency, this should be entered as day, month name or abbreviation, and year. Month abbreviations are expanded, as documented by the popup help balloon.

Marriage: Place:

The place where the marriage took place. This defaults to the marriage place from the the existing record with the highest registration number less than the current record. Clicking on the Clear Form button resets this to the current township.

LicenseType

'L' if the marriage was by License, or 'B' if it was by Banns.

Groom: Given Name:

The given names of the the groom.

Surname

The family name of the the groom.

Age

The age of the the groom in years.

Link:

If this registration has been cited in the family tree as documentation for a marriage, then a hyperlink is provided to the family tree page for the groom.

Residence

The current residence of the the groom. Clicking on the Clear Form button resets this to the current township.

BirthPlace

The birth place of the the groom. Clicking on the Clear Form button resets this to the current township.

Birth Year:

This is a read-only field that displays the calculated birth year of the groom based upon the age at the time of marriage.

Occupation:

The occupation of the the groom.

Marital Status:

The marital status of the the groom. This should be specified as 'M', 'W', 'D', or 'S'.

Religion:

The religion of the groom.

Father:

The name of the Father of the groom.

Mother:

The name of the Mother of the groom.

Bride: Given Name:

The given names of the the bride.

Surname

The family name of the the bride.

Age

The age of the the bride in years.

Link:

If this registration has been cited in the family tree as documentation for a marriage, then a hyperlink is provided to the family tree page for the bride.

Residence

The current residence of the the bride. Clicking on the Clear Form button resets this to the current township.

BirthPlace

The birth place of the the bride. Clicking on the Clear Form button resets this to the current township.

Birth Year:

This is a read-only field that displays the calculated birth year of the bride based upon the age at the time of marriage.

Occupation:

The occupation of the the bride.

Marital Status:

The marital status of the the bride. This should be specified as 'M', 'W', 'D', or 'S'.

Religion:

The religion of the bride.

Father:

The name of the Father of the bride.

Mother:

The name of the Mother of the bride.

Witness: Name:

The name of the first formal witness to the marriage.

Residence:

The residence of the first formal witness to the marriage. Clicking on the Clear Form button resets this to the current township.

Witness: Name:

The name of a second formal witness to the marriage.

Residence:

The residence of a second formal witness to the marriage. Clicking on the Clear Form button resets this to the current township.

Minister: Given Name:

The given names of the the minister.

Surname

The family name of the the minister.

Residence

The current residence of the the minister. Clicking on the Clear Form button resets this to the current township.

Remarks

This field is used to record any comments by the registrar or clerk. You may use this field to record your own comments by enclosing them in editorial square brackets.

Image

This field is used to specify the uniform record location (URL) that displays the image of the original registration.

Clicking on Update commits the changes you have made to the database. The page also supports the keyboard short-cuts Ctrl-S and Alt-U.