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Wilfred Athanasius Larkin and Dorothy Eileen Caldwell married on 17 March 1945 at Pictou, Pictou County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 130779

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  130779

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Pictou in City or Town Pictou

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Larkin, Wilfred Athanasius

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Steelworker   Kind of industry or business Shipbuilding

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 28

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin Irish

7. Residence Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

8. Place of birth Avondale, Prince Edward Island

9. Name of father John Joseph Larkin

10. Place of birth of father Avondale, Prince Edward Island

11. Maiden name of mother Georgina Curran

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Caldwell, Dorothy Eileen

14. Trade, profession of kind of work checker   Kind of industry or business Shipbuilding

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced spinster   16. Age 21

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin English

19. Residence Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Glace Bay, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father John Caldwell

22. Place of birth of father Glace Bay, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

23. Maiden name of mother Sadie MacDonald

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 17 day of March 1945

26. Place of marriage Stella Maris Church Pictou, Pictou County

27. By license or banns 74690

28. Signature of

Groom Wilfred Athanasius Larkin

Bride   Dorothy Eileen Caldwell

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name James Lynch

Address  Westville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Name Annie Rankin

Address  Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman J. R. Ratchford

Address Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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