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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  130744

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Martin, Bernard James Leo

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Bodies work   Kind of industry or business Sealing

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 26

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin French

7. Residence 7 Cunard Court, Halifax NS

8. Place of birth Halifax Nova Scotia

9. Name of father James Martin

10. Place of birth of father Terrance Bay

11. Maiden name of mother Maria Leblanc

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Pearson, Edith Blanche

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Housekeeper   Kind of industry or business Housekeeping

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 22

17. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   18. Racial origin Irish

19. Residence 69 George St., Halifax NS

20. Place of birth Halifax Nova Scotia

21. Name of father Thomas George Pearson

22. Place of birth of father Newfoundland

23. Maiden name of mother Bernice Waterman

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 10 day of March 1945

26. Place of marriage 140 1/2 Preston St Halifax, Halifax County

27. By license or banns 76256

28. Signature of

Groom Bernard James Leo Martin

Bride   Edith Blanche Pearson

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Joan Ferguson

Address  140 Preston St., Halifax NS

Name J.M. Ferguson

Address  140 Preston St., Halifax NS

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

Officiating Clergyman Clement Mitchell

Address 140 1/2 Preston, Halifax NS

Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

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Divorce attached:

According to a certified copy of the Decree Absolute for Divorce dated 1955-2-4 and filed in the Office of the Registrar General under Divorce number 696, it is ordered that the marriage of Bernard James Leo Martin and Edith Blanche Pearson (Registered under marriage number 1945-130744) be null and void.

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