Marriage of George Herbert Austin and Eliza Ann Chapman
28 September 1929

Affidavit required by Section 23 of The Marriage Act before License is granted.

I, George Herbert Austin of the City of St. Thomas in the County of Elgin in the Province of Ontario Carpenter make oath and say as follows:

That, for the space of fifteen days immediately preceding the issuance of this license, I George Herbert Austin have had my 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 my knowledge, information and belief, true in every particular:

Sworn before me at the City of St. Thomas in the County of Elgin this 18th. day of Sept 1929

George Herbert Austin

Edna M. Bennett Issuer of Marriage Licenses at St. Thomas, Ontario

I Certify that I solemnized the marriage of:-

Bridegroom George Herbert Austin and
Bride Eliza Ann Chapman
Witness Mrs G.R. McKenzie
Address 41 Chester St St Thomas Ont.
Witness George Ross McKenzie
Address 41 Chester St St Thomas Ont.
in the City of London in the
County of Middlesex Province of Ontario
on the 28th. day of September 1929
Name of Bridegroom's Father Edward Austin
Maiden Name of Bridegroom's Mother Mary Ann Coates
Name of Bride's Father Robert Foster
Maiden Name of Bride's Mother Elizabeth Harris

Birthplace of Bridegroom's Father Westminster Ont. Canada
Birthplace of Bride's Father Leeds England
Can Bridegroom read? Yes write? Yes
Can Bride read? Yes write? Yes

Source: Archives of Ontario; Series Number: MS932; Reel: 897; Reference Number: 80-5
Source: Ancestry - Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940