Registration: Year: 1945 number: 131586
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
REGISTERED No. 131586
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Halifax in City or Town Halifac
BRIDEGROOM
1. PRINT name in full Cartwright, Duncan
2. Trade, profession of kind of work Able seaman Kind of industry or business RCNVR
3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 4. Age 21
5. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England 6. Racial origin English
7. Residence 54 Dresden Row, Halifax NS
8. Place of birth Courtney BC
9. Name of father George W Cartwright
10. Place of birth of father England
11. Maiden name of mother Eleanor Lambert
12. Can bridegroom read? Yes Write? Yes
BRIDE
13. PRINT name in full Moore, Marguerite
14. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk Kind of industry or business Simpsons
15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 16. Age 18
17. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England 18. Racial origin English
19. Residence 54 Dresden Row, Halifax NS
20. Place of birth Halifax Nova Scotia
21. Name of father Frances H Moore
22. Place of birth of father Halifax NS
23. Maiden name of mother Margaret Byrnes
24. Can bride read? Yes Write? Yes
25. When married 26 day of May 1945
26. Place of marriage 39 Westminister Apts Halifac, Halifax County
27. By license or banns 76971
28. Signature of
Groom Duncan Cartwright
Bride Marguerite Moore
29. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Paul Gerard Joseph Dacey
Address Halifax NS
Name Mrs Rita Norman
Address Halifax NS
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman L J Donaldson
Address 39 Westminister Apts Halifax NS
Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England
Divorce attached:
According to a certified copy of the Decree Absolute for Divorce dated 1955-4-1 and filed in the Office of the Registrar General under Divorce number 827, it is ordered that the marriage of Duncan Cartwright and Marguerite Moore (Registered under marriage number 1945-131586) be null and void.
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