Ann Marshall

The marriage of George Watson and Ann Marshall is recorded as occurring in Nassagaweya (Township) on January 5,1848. The ceremony was by banns (almost certainly read before a congregation for three Sundays prior to the marriage). The clergyman was Rev. Matthew Nichols of the Primitive Methodist Church and the witnesses were John Kitchin(g) and David Marshall.

Untypically of District marriage registrations, Rev. Nichols recorded where the marriage was performed (in all cases the townships) and since the list covers several townships, we must believe that Rev. Nichols served a circuit.

The Wellington District Marriage Register is not with the Archives of Ontario and so does not appear on their microfilm. Rather, the register was found in a bookstore by a perceptive lady who purchased it with her own funds and then donated it to the Wellington County Museum at Fergus. The museum has placed it on microfilm and this was transcribed by Don Walker and Fawne Stratford-Devai and may be had in print or PDF format from Global Heritage Press.