Go to JGS-Montreal Home Page

Go to Marriage record Home Page

Province of Quebec
Statistical Return of Marriage
Registration of Marriage
Declaration of Marriage
  Approximate Year Range
  1926-27 1928-45 1945-49 1949-74 1975-96
  Sample Sample Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample
Groom           
Name Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Occupation Yes Yes Yes Yes –
Industry or Business – – Yes Yes –
Marital Status (Bachelor, widowed, divorced) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Date of wife's death or of divorce – – – – Yes
Age Yes Yes Yes Yes –
Religion – Yes Yes Yes –
Residence Address and/or municipality Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Residence Address after marriage – – – Yes Yes
Date of birth – – Yes Yes Yes
Place of Birth (Province or Country) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Citizenship – – Yes Yes –
Racial origin – – Yes Yes –
Mother tongue – – – – Yes
Name of Father Yes – – – Yes
Place of birth of father Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maiden/Full name of mother Yes – – – Yes
Place of birth of mother – – – – Yes
Can read? Yes Yes – – –
Can write? Yes Yes – – –
Number of years attended school – – – – Yes
Bride          
Name Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Occupation Yes Yes Yes Yes –
Industry or Business – – – – –
Marital Status (Spinster, widowed, divorced) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Date of husband's death or of divorce – – – – Yes
Age Yes Yes Yes Yes –
Religion – Yes Yes Yes –
Residence Address and/or municipality Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Residence Address after marriage – – – Yes –
Date of birth – – Yes Yes Yes
Place of Birth (Province or Country) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Citizenship – – Yes Yes –
Racial origin – – Yes Yes –
Mother tongue – – – – Yes
Name of Father Yes – – – Yes
Place of birth of father Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maiden/Full name of mother Yes – – – Yes
Place of birth of mother – – – – Yes
Can read? Yes Yes – – –
Can write? Yes Yes – – –
Number of years attended school – – – – Yes
General          
Date of Ceremony Yes; Yes Yes Yes Yes
Place of marriage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Name of Parish or Church – Yes Yes Yes –
By License or Banns? Yes Yes Yes Yes –
Signature of Groom Yes – – – Yes
Signature of Bride Yes – – – Yes
Name of Witness 1 Yes – – – Yes
Signature of Witness 1 – – – – Yes
Address of Witness 1 Yes – – – –
Name of Witness 2 Yes – – – Yes
Signature of Witness 2 – – – – Yes
Address of Witness 2 Yes – – – –
Name/Signature of Person Officiating Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Address of Person Officiating Yes – – – –
Registration municipality – – Yes Yes –
Religious denomination Yes – Yes – –
Registration date Yes Yes Yes Yes –
Statistical Return Number Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Go to JGS-Montreal Home Page

Go to Marriage record Home Page