Affidavit required by Section 22 of The Marriage Act before License is granted.
Evelyn May Ferris Scotland
I, George Clegg of the Village of Scotland in the County of Brant in the Province of Ontario clerk make oath and say as follows:
That, for the space of fifteen days immediately preceding the issuance of this license, we George Clegg and Evelyn May Ferris have our usual place of abode within the Province of Ontario;
That I believe there is no affinity, consanguinity, prior marriage or other lawful cause or legal impediment to bar or hinder the solemnization of the marriage; and
That the contents set forth herein are to the best of our knowledge, information and belief, true in every particular:
Names in full | George Clegg | Evelyn May Ferris |
Occupation | Clerk | home |
Age | twenty four | twenty two |
Condition in Life | Bachelor | Spinster |
Religious Denomination | Anglican | United Church |
Residence when Married | Scotland Ont | Scotland Ont |
Place of Birth | England | Scotland Ont |
Intended Place of Marriage |
Sworn before me at the City of Brantford in the County of Brant this 9th day of January 1936
E J Campbell Issuer of Marriage Licenses at Brantford Ont
I Certify that I solemnized the marriage of:-
Bridegroom George Clegg and
Bride Evelyn May Ferris
Witness Clarence Mrs R.W. Runley
Address 111 Ottawa St, N. Hamilton
Witness Miss Jane Runley
Address 111 Ottawa St, N. Hamilton
in the City of Hamilton in the
County of ???forth Province of Ontario
on the 29th day of Feb 1936
Name of Bridegroom's Father
Samuel S Clegg
Maiden Name of Bridegroom's Mother
Annetta Sanderson
Name of Bride's Father Norman Ferris
Maiden Name of Bride's Mother Vera Hendershott?
Source: Archives of Ontario; Registration of Marriages 1936;
Reel: 26-333
Source: Ancestry and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario,
Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938