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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131208

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Shelburne in City or Town Shelburne

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Thorburn, Lester Edwin

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

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 21

5. Religious denomination Baptist   6. Racial origin Scotch

7. Residence Jordan Bay, Shelburne Co.

8. Place of birth Jordan Bay, Shelburne Co.

9. Name of father Lyman Thorburn

10. Place of birth of father Jordan Bay, Shelburne Co.

11. Maiden name of mother Valeria Bain

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Davis, Mabel Gertrude

14. Trade, profession of kind of work At home   Kind of industry or business

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 18

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

19. Residence Jordan Ferry, Shelburne Co.

20. Place of birth Jordan Ferry, Shelburne Co.

21. Name of father William Davis

22. Place of birth of father Welshtown, Shelburne Co.

23. Maiden name of mother Winnie Firth

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 14 day of April 1945

26. Place of marriage Rectory Shelburne, Shelburne County

27. By license or banns 76201

28. Signature of

Groom Lester Edwin Thorburn

Bride   Mabel Gertrude Davis

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Alden Churchill Locke

Address  Lower Jordan Bay

Name Mrs. William Davis

Address  Jordan Ferry, Shelburne Co.

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. G. F. Seymour

Address Shelburne

Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

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