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Earl Matthew Kempt and Barbara Morton married on 28 May 1945 at Florence, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 131369

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131369

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton in City or Town Florence

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Kempt, Earl Matthew

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Soldier   Kind of industry or business Canadian Army

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

5. Religious denomination United Church of Canada   6. Racial origin Scotch

7. Residence Florence

8. Place of birth Cape Breton

9. Name of father Malcolm Kempt

10. Place of birth of father Prince Edward Island

11. Maiden name of mother Annie Walsh

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Morton, Barbara

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Typist   Kind of industry or business Canadian Army

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced spinster   16. Age 19

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

19. Residence Kenora, Ontario

20. Place of birth R????? River District, Ontario

21. Name of father Robert Patterson Morton

22. Place of birth of father Scotland

23. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Bridger

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 28 day of May 1945

26. Place of marriage The Manse Florence, Cape Breton County

27. By license or banns 77132

28. Signature of

Groom Earl Matthew Kempt

Bride   Barbara Morton

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Lindsay Kempt

Address  Florence, Cape Breton

Name Philomena Kempt

Address  Florence, Cape Breton

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

Officiating Clergyman A.D. MacDonald

Address Box 11, Florence

Religious denomination Unitede Church of Canada

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