Perth County Baptism, Marriage & Burial Register, 1852-1859

By Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai

This publication includes  a complete transcription of the all surviving Perth County baptism, marriage & burial records - both the registers and the original returns from the clergy for the period 1852-1859.

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The County of Perth was formed out of the old Huron District. In 1851-1852 the following townships were part of the County of Perth: Blanshard, Hibbert, Fullarton, Downie, South Easthope, North Easthope, Ellice, Logan, Elma, Mornington, and Wallace.
Some of the towns and townships where marriages occurred and were reported in the Perth County Register include: Fullarton, Hibbert, the town of Mitchell, Logan, Downie, Wawanosh, the town of Stratford, South Easthope, North Easthope, Blanshard, Osborne, London, Momington, Nissouri, Zorra, Wallace, West Nissori, Hullett, Elma, Woodstock, Hay township, Wilmot, Hawksville, Allansville, Bells Comers, Clinton, Maryborough and a number of other areas.

Contents include:

• Dedication
• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• Townships in Perth County (overview during subject period)
• Map - 1852 Waterloo, Huron, Perth and Bruce counties
• The Challenge of Locating Vital Records in Upper Canada/Canada West (Ontario)
  • 1858-1869: County Marriage Records (overview)
  • Vital records prior to 1858 (overview)
  • Vital records prior to 1850 - District Marriage Registers (overview)
  • Sources for finding parish registers
  • Additional sources of information for records of birth marriage and death
• Transcriptions of Baptism, Marriage & Burial 1852-1859
• Index
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Background: This publication has been transcribed from the original baptism, marriage and death register (RG 22- 4286-2-1) and the original returns from clergy found in RG 22-4286-1-1 to RG 22-4286-1-17) at the Archives of Ontario (AO), located in Toronto, Ontario. The Archives of Ontario has granted permission for the use of their records in this publication.

Details:

206 Pages
Maps
Index
Published by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2001 
Hardcover - ISBN 10894378-51-2
Coilbound - ISBN 10894378-50-4