v. 1. Talbot District, 1837-1857. - v. 2. Brock District, 1839-1857. - v. 3. Huron District, 1841-1870. - v. 4. London District, 1795-1841, 1841-1852. - v. 5. Bathurst District, 1831-1852 - v. 7, part 1. Newcastle District, 1810-1848, v. 7, part 2. Newcastle District, 1810-1848 -- v. 8, part 1. Johnstown District, 1799-1851, - v. 8, part 2. Johnstown District, 1847-1863. - v. 9,Wellington District, 1840-1852 -- v. 11, Home District, 1808-1836.

It is more difficult to trace a marriage that took place in a Protestant church. Marriage bonds were prepared only for Protestant marriages by licence. The groom was required to enter into a bond with one or two people (sureties) who knew him and who were prepared to guarantee to the Crown that there was no legal impediment to the marriage. After obtaining the bond, a licence was issued and the marriage took place a few days later.

A marriage bond included the following information:

• Name of the future husband
• Name of the future wife
• Their place of residence
• Names of the sureties
• Date and place where the bond was issued.

As the marriage bond was usually issued a few days prior to the actual wedding ceremony, it can indicate the approximate date and place of marriage.

— from the Library and Archives Canada website

In May 2015, the Archives of Ontario signed a licencing agreement with FamilySearch. This extended by several years the date range of the Ontario civil registrations available online.

The microfilm reels containing these records will continue to be available in the Archives of Ontario Reading Room and via Interlibrary Loan.

• Kingston and Frontenac County were in the Midland District. Unfortunately, the Midland District marriage register has not survived
• If you're looking for a Midland District marriage, check the neighboring districts (i.e. Johnstown District and Bathurst District) because many marriages were performed by circuit riders; they were recorded in the district where the minister lived as opposed to the place where the marriage occurred
• It was also fairly common for non-conformist ministers to perform Anglican and/or Catholic marriages, so don't limit your search by denomination for these early records
• The article includes much more information, maps of the districts in 1825 and 1845, and name indexes to the volumes
• If you find an ancestor's name in one of the indexes, check the library catalogue to see if the book is in our collection. The marriage registers are also for sale in print or in CD-ROM format.