I'm going to go ahead and send this. It may come to you in a download file. If you wish a copy of all of the marriages for other names please advise, I will send it separately. I separated the O'Connor/Var out and this is it. There may be some dups. The file is broken into female/male Am waiting for cemetery records also. Ley MARRIAGE BONDS 1763 - 1820 Compiled by: Jean M. Holder CG(Can) Marion D. Oldershaw CG(Can) November 1993 MARRIAGE BONDS 1763 - 1820 Bonds appear in chronological order on Reel. Legend: ** One bond, but with alternate spellings of the groom's name or the bride's name. * Indicates a special problem with the bond, e.g., (1) not in chronological order, (2) bride's name not entered. See end of section for specific names. ^ Best possible interpretation of principals' names, after consulting the available sources, listed below. ~ Read the entire year - 1766 bonds not in chronological order. ~~ Read the entire year - 1771 bonds not in chronological order. + One of ten bonds listed after 30 Dec. 1820, on microfilm reel 15929. ++ Located on microfilm reel 15927, one of six bonds on a typescript list that follows the typescript list of 1804 bonds. > The name is longer than the available printing space. > at the date, indicates a questionable date. ? Name difficult to read. INTRODUCTION Marriage Bonds 1763 -1864 for Nova Scotia, and 1870 -1871 for Lunenburg county only, are at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Over the years these bonds deteriorated, and they were closed to the public. But before closure they were microfilmed, and a chronological typescript list was prepared. The next step seemed to be an index, and computers made this an easier task. The index for 1821 -1840 was the first section to be completed. It was compiled from the microfilm and the typescript list. Later, when it was realized many of the microfilmed bonds were too faded to read, permission to use the original bonds was granted. When the printed index was compared with the original bonds, some inconsistencies appeared involving both names and dates. This is covered more fully in the introduction to that section. The original bonds were used as an aid in compiling the indexes for all the other years. INTRODUCTION Marriage Bonds 1763 -1864 for Nova Scotia, and 1870 -1871 for Lunenburg county only, are at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Over the years these bonds deteriorated, and they were closed to the public. But before closure they were microfilmed, and a chronological typescript list was prepared. The next step seemed to be an index, and computers made this an easier task. The index for 1821 -1840 was the first section to be completed. It was compiled from the microfilm and the typescript list. Later, when it was realized many of the microfilmed bonds were too faded to read, permission to use the original bonds was granted. When the printed index was compared with the original bonds, some inconsistencies appeared involving both names and dates. This is covered more fully in the introduction to that section. The original bonds were used as an aid in compiling the indexes for all the other years. There are marriage bonds for 1870 and 1871 for Lunenburg County on reels 15937 and 15858. These are hard to read and have a great variety in the spellings of individual names. For the most part they are in chronological order, certainly within a month, except for October, November and December 1871, where the order is somewhat haphazard. Fortunately there are other sources for the same information, and these sources give more details about the marriage. With two exceptions all entries are to be found on reel 15858, Lunenburg County Index to Marriages 1864 - 1908, and reel 16538, Lunenburg County Marriage Registers 1864 - 1877. The two exceptions are: 1. George Shatford and Rachel Collins, bond dated 1 January 1870, located on reel 15937. No further information is given in the Marriage Register. 2. Zablaw and Lucy Cross, bond dated 18 November 1871. As the original bond bears the comment "not used", one is not surprised to learn this marriage does not appear in the Marriage Register. MARRIAGE BONDS INDEX 1763 - 1864 Compiled by: Jean M. Holder, CG (Can) Marion D. Oldershaw, CG (Can) April 1994 25 Mar 1847 Connors, George Moir, Charlotte 15933 30 Jul 1847 Connors, Wiliam Brodie, Mary 15933 04 Oct 1859 Maybury, John Connors, Elizabeth 15934 22 Jun 1849 Smith, William Connor, Isabella 15934 21 Aug 1840 Connor, Margaret Ann Smith, Job 15932 10 Sep 1827 Connors, Caroline Haverstock, John 15930 13 Aug 1836 Connors, Sophia Ann Eliza>Forbes, James 15931 14 Nov 1828 Millet, Ann Connors, John 15930 21 Feb 1834 O'Connor, Eleanor Dyer, Walter 15931 21 Feb 1834 O'Connor, Mary Ann McNeil, Daniel 15931 21 Aug 1787 Baker, Sarah Connor, Barry 15926 13 Jun 1809 Bartlin, Ann ^ Connors, Dennis ^ 15927 04 Dec 1804 Conner, Elizabeth Sims, Chas. 15927 13 Feb 1816 Conners, Mary Casey, Michael 15929 01 Dec 1812 Connor, Mary Kennedy, William 15928 26 May 1814 Connor, Mary Hill, Charles 15928 28 Feb 1785 Connors, Margaret Julian, James 15926 16 May 1812 Connors, Mary Lovegrove, William 15928 02 Oct 1790 Johnston, Gracey Connor, Caleb 15927 10 Jun 1780 Fancy, Hannah Conner, Timothy 15926 12 Jan 1782 Tombleson, Margaret Conner (Connor), Corneli> 15926 01 Apr 1820 O'Conner, Ellenor ** Rhan, Edward ** 15929 01 Apr 1820 O'Conner, Ellenor ** Rahn, Edward ** 15929 14 Nov 1828 Connors, John Millet, Ann 15930 13 Aug 1836 Forbes, James Connors, Sophia Ann Eliza>15931 10 Sep 1827 Haverstock, John Connors, Caroline 15930 21 Feb 1834 McNeil, Daniel O'Connor, Mary Ann 15931 21 Aug 1840 Smith, Job Connor, Margaret Ann 15932 13 Feb 1816 Casey, Michael Conners, Mary 15929 12 Jan 1782 Conner (Connor), Corneli> Tombleson, Margaret 15926 10 Jun 1780 Conner, Timothy Fancy, Hannah 15926 21 Aug 1787 Connor, Barry Baker, Sarah 15926 02 Oct 1790 Connor, Caleb Johnston, Gracey 15927 13 Jun 1809 Connors, Dennis ^ Bartlin, Ann ^ 15927 26 May 1814 Hill, Charles Connor, Mary 15928 28 Feb 1785 Julian, James Connors, Margaret 15926 01 Dec 1812 Kennedy, William Connor, Mary 15928 16 May 1812 Lovegrove, William Connors, Mary 15928 01 Apr 1820 Rahn, Edward ** O'Conner, Ellenor ** 15929 01 Apr 1820 Rhan, Edward ** O'Conner, Ellenor ** 15929 04 Dec 1804 Sims, Chas. Conner, Elizabeth 15927