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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  129669

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Pictou in City or Town River John

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Rafuse, Colin Ernest

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Engine fitter   Kind of industry or business Ship building

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widower   4. Age 32

5. Religious denomination Presbyterian   6. Racial origin English

7. Residence R.R. #3 New Glasgow, Granton, Pictou Co.

8. Place of birth River John

9. Name of father John S. Rafuse

10. Place of birth of father Lunenburg

11. Maiden name of mother Stella Jollymore

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Langille, Violet May

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Machine Operator   Kind of industry or business Ship Building

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 24

17. Religious denomination United Church of Canada   18. Racial origin Swiss

19. Residence River John, Pictou Co.

20. Place of birth River John

21. Name of father Owen Langille

22. Place of birth of father River John

23. Maiden name of mother Dorothy Mae Dunbar

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 2 day of January 1945

26. Place of marriage  River John, Pictou County

27. By license or banns 73277

28. Signature of

Groom Colin Ernest Rafuse

Bride   Violet May Langille

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Lee Mertin

Address  River John

Name Helen Langille

Address  River John

I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Officiating Clergyman Rev J. R. MacDonald

Address River John, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Presbyterian

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