In a message dated 11/6/03 3:42:59 PM Central Standard Time, daniel1592@sympatico.ca writes: > wonder if you could help in finding the parents of Rhea Landry married to > Jeffery-Robert Norman on 06-06-1987 in Kingston Ontario, she was born in > Merrickville Ontario, I believe. > > Thanking you in advance > > Daniel Landry Dan: I'm sorry, but most of my data dates back further than 1987. However, you should be able to get a copy of their marriage license from the Kingston Ontario's Vital Records and a copy of the birth certificate from the Merrickville Ontario Vital Records. ========= Try website: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/virtualrr/info9.htm Here is what is on this site: Ontario Vital Statistics Bulletin: Researching Birth, Death and Marriage Records in Ontario Archives of Ontario Infomation Handout #9 Records at the Archives of Ontario as of May 2003 What the Archives Holds Availability of Microfilm Sale of Vital Statistics Microfilm How the Registrations are Indexed What was Recorded in the Registrations More Info About Vital Statistics Services What the Archives Holds The Archives of Ontario has the Indexes (where they exist) and Registration Books from the Office of the Registrar General of Ontario for: Births: 1869-1906 Marriages: 1801-1921 Deaths: 1869-1931 All of these records are publicly available on microfilm. Another year of records is sent annually to the Archives. These are restricted until they have been made available on microfilm. The latest transfers (1907 births, 1922 marriages, and 1932 deaths) are being filmed and will be available later in 2004. Availability of Microfilm The Ontario Vital Statistics microfilm is publicly available: In our Reading Room at: 77 Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This room is open weekdays 8:15am-10:30pm and Saturday 10:00am-8:00pm. By Interloan from the Archives of Ontario to your public library (limit of 3 reels per researcher will be sent). More information is available from the Microfilm Interloan Services On loan through the Family History Centres of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. For the nearest Centre, check our Ontario listings,contact your local public library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or, in North America, call 1-800-346-6044. You must visit the Centres as they do not accept written inquiries. Telephone first to confirm their hours. The Archives does not do searches and cannot supply copies. Searches can be done by the public using the Vital Statistics microfilm in the Archives' Main Reading Room. Reasearchers unable to visit the Archives in person can request Vital Statistics microfilm at most public libraries through the Archives of Ontario Microfilm Interloan Service or the Family History Centres of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Professional genealogical researchers can also be hired to do searches. The Archives does not issue Birth, Marriage, or Death Certificates. The Archives will only certify photocopies of registrations produced in the presence of Archives' staff in our Main Reading Room. For Vital Statistics records held by the Archives, the Office of the Registrar General will not issue Death Certificates and will issue Birth and Marriage Certificates only to the person identified on the record. Sale of Vital Statistics Microfilm Microfilm copies of vital statistics indexes and registrations for Ontario births (1869-1906), marriages (1869-1921) and deaths (1869-1931) are now available for purchase directly from the Ontario Genealogical Society. For information on how to place an order, visit the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) website or contact the OGS at: Ontario Genealogical Society 40 Orchard View Blvd. Suite 102 Toronto ON M4R 1B9 Phone: 416-489-0734 Fax: 416-489-9803 E-mail: ogs@istar.ca The following vital statistics microfilm is available for purchase ONLY through the Archives of Ontario: District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858 - MS 205, Reels 1-13 County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869 - MS 248, Reels 1-18 Roman Catholic Marriage Registers, 1828-1870 - MS 248, Reels 20-23 Registers By Clergy, 1896-1948 - MS 248, Reels 18-20 Miscellaneous Vital Statistics Registers, 1859-1931- MS 248, Reel 23 When ordering vital statistics microfilm from the Archives of Ontario please quote the MS and reel numbers. For purchasing details: write the Archives of Ontario, 77 Grenville St., 3rd Floor, Toronto, M5S 1B3 (put "Attention: Customer Services - Micrographics" on the envelope) telephone 416-327-1600 weekdays 8:15am-4:30 pm (call toll-free 1-800-668-9933 in Ontario only) fax 416-327-1999, or email reference@archives.gov.on.ca For microfilm reproduction fees at the Archives of Ontario consult Information Handout #3: Reproduction Service Fees. How the Registrations are Indexed All registrations (except Marriages before 1873): There are computerized printout Indexes sorted: first, by surname initial; then, by year of event; lastly, alphabetically by the person's full name. The Indexes give: full name, date and place of the event, Registration Number and Registration Year. To order the correct Registration microfilm, you must have the Registration Number and Registration Year. For further details consult: Information Handout #8: Vital Statistics Name Indexes: An Explanation of the RG 80 Index Codes. Marriages 1801-June 1869: These registrations are recorded in the District Marriage Registers 1801-1857 or the County Marriage Registers 1858-June 1869. The Registers and corresponding Indexes (where they exist) were filmed together. Marriages July 1869-December 1872: As NO computerized printout Index was created, the microfilm of the Original Indexes must be searched (MS 938 Reel 1 for July-December 1869; MS 941 Reel 1 for 1870-1872). Each Index is sorted: first, by year; within by surname initial; then, grouped by County/ District. You need the Liber (volume) and Folio (page) numbers listed to order the correct Registration microfilm. What was Recorded in the Registrations Births: year of birth; name; gender; father's name; mother's maiden name; father's rank or occupation; signature and residence of informant (usually a relative); accoucheur's name (person assisting with the birth); registration date; registrar's signature; County/ District of registration (an exact city, town or township is normally not given for the earliest years). Marriages (1801-June 1869): the information recorded varies widely and could be very limited in the early years (e.g. name of groom, bride, and clergy; location, date, and religion of ceremony). Marriages (July 1869-1921): About each person: name; age: place of residence and birth; marital status (bachelor/ widower; spinster/ widow); occupation; fathers' name; mothers' maiden name; and religious denomination. About the marriage: location and date marriage occurred; witnesses' names and residences; name of clergy conducting the marriage; whether marriage was by issuance of a marriage license or publication of banns; registration date. Deaths: Name; age; sex; religious affiliation; rank or profession; birth place; cause of death; name and description of informant; registrar's name; date registered; County/ District of registration. After 1907, the place of burial and the name of the parents were also requested. All the above information was requested but was not always recorded in the registration. The data entered can be incomplete, entered on the wrong line, or incorrect. If the computer-generated Index does not list a registration, order the Original Index for that year. More Info About Vital Statistics Services Call our 24-hour Vital Statistics Hotline at 416-327-1593 for a recorded update of this bulletin. Ontario residents can call toll-free weekdays 8:15am-4:30pm to 1-800-668-9933 ext. 1593. For Births 1908-present, Marriages 1923-present, and Deaths 1933-present, you must contact: Office of the Registrar General Box 4600, Thunder Bay Ontario, P7B 6L8 Toronto residents call: 416-325-8305. Ontario residents outside Toronto: 1-800-461-2156 (toll-free). Outside Ontario: 416-325-8305. Archives of Ontario 77 Grenville Street, Unit 300 Toronto, Ontario Canada, M5S 1B3 Hope this helps, Don Landry