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Chesley MacGregor Kerr and Dorothy Jean Gibb married on 2 May 1945 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 131330

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131330

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Kerr, Chesley MacGregor

2. Trade, profession of kind of work w/o R.C.N.V.R.   Kind of industry or business

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 33

5. Religious denomination United Church in Canada   6. Racial origin Scottish

7. Residence 217 Charlotte Street, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

8. Place of birth Kaleden, British Columbia

9. Name of father Adam Chesley Kerr

10. Place of birth of father Summer Hill, Queens County, New Brunswick

11. Maiden name of mother Jane Eliza Cooper

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Gibb, Dorothy Jean

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

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 33

17. Religious denomination Presbyterian   18. Racial origin Scottish

19. Residence 43 John Street, Halifax, County of Halifax, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Halifax, County of Halifax, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father George Gibb

22. Place of birth of father Halifax, Nova Scotia

23. Maiden name of mother Ann Ward

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 2 day of May 1945

26. Place of marriage The Manse, 47 London Street Halifax, Halifax County

27. By license or banns 76535

28. Signature of

Groom Chesley MacGregor Kerr

Bride   Dorothy Jean Gibb

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Marion Shupe

Address  12 Kane Place, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Stuart K. Creasers

Address  407 Young Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Arthur Gordon Faraday

Address 47 London Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Presbyterian Church in Canada

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