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Ref: Alberta Vital Statistics Bridegrooms Index Entry for Donald E. Ponceby, 1924
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Alberta Vital Statistics Bridegrooms Index Entry for Donald E. Ponceby, 1924
Alberta vital statistics bridegrooms index entry recording Donald E. Ponceby (or Poncely) as a groom in Edmonton in 1924, index number 242. The matching brides index entry for Catherine M. Horne uses the same place, year, and index number.
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- indexed name
- PONCEBY DONALD E.
- event date
- 1924
- event type
- marriage
- event place
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- source collection
- Alberta Vital Statistics Bridegrooms Index
- index identifier
- 242
- principal name as indexed
- PONCEBY DONALD E.
- name reading note
- Handwritten cursive; the surname could be read as "Poncely" but "Ponceby" is the strongly preferred reading given surname evidence elsewhere in the archive.
- year of marriage
- 1924
- place of marriage
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- index number
- 242
- Indexed name
- PONCEBY DONALD E.
- Event Date
- 1924
- Event Type
- marriage
- Event Place
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Collection
- Alberta Vital Statistics Bridegrooms Index
- Index Identifier
- 242
- Principal Name As Indexed
- PONCEBY DONALD E.
- Name Reading Note
- Handwritten cursive; the surname could be read as "Poncely" but "Ponceby" is the strongly preferred reading given surname evidence elsewhere in the archive.
- Year Of Marriage
- 1924
- Place Of Marriage
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Index Number
- 242
Reading notes
Things to be careful about
- Rechecked against the Alberta Provincial Archives PDF on 22 April 2026 and saved as a raw artifact.
- The surname in the register reads as "Poncely" or "Ponceby" in handwritten cursive. The preferred reading is "Ponceby" based on surname consistency across all other repo records, but the uncertainty should be noted until the underlying marriage registration or a clearer image is reviewed.
- The index page header is "BRIDEGROOMS"; column headings are NAME, PLACE OF MARRIAGE, NO., YEAR.
- No bride name appears in this groom index; the matching bride index entry is recorded separately in source-alberta-marriage-index-catherine-m-horne-1924.
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Source: Alberta Provincial Archives Vital Statistics Marriage Indexes, Grooms Po, 1919-1950 URL: https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Grooms_po_1919-1950%28op%29.pdf Repository file: 05_raw/pdfs/alberta-marriage-index-grooms-po-1919-1950.pdf PDF page: 5 Accessed: 22 April 2026 Manual transcription: Ponceby or Poncely, Donald E. | Edmonton | No. 242 | 1924 Notes: The surname is handwritten and resembles either Ponceby or Poncely. Ponceby is the preferred reading because it matches the known family surname and because the corresponding Catherine M. Horne brides index entry uses the same place, year, and index number.
Place
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- place
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Details
Record details
- archive title
- Alberta Vital Statistics Bridegrooms Index
- record series
- Grooms Po, 1919-1950
- source url
- https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Grooms_po_1919-1950%28op%29.pdf
- pdf page number
- 5
- record number
- 242
- year
- 1924
- place of marriage
- Edmonton
- corresponding bride index source
- source-alberta-marriage-index-catherine-m-horne-1924
- accessed
- 22 April 2026
Notes
Archive notes
- This is an image-backed vital statistics index entry (stronger than the online summary currently backing the 1924 marriage event) but weaker than a full marriage registration.
- Upgrading the marriage event confidence from low to medium pending a full marriage certificate or registration.
- Queue the full Alberta marriage registration for Edmonton, 1924, record no. 242, to confirm the exact marriage date and both parties' parents.
- Source remains proposed pending review.
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