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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131589

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Norfolk, John

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Ships officer   Kind of industry or business Merchant Navy

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 32

5. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   6. Racial origin English

7. Residence 2 Friarage Avenue, Northallerton, Yorkshire, Eng

8. Place of birth Catterick, Yorks

9. Name of father Herbert James Norfolk

10. Place of birth of father Catterick, Yorks

11. Maiden name of mother Charlotte Hall

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Ricker, Elizabeth Palmer

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

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 34

17. Religious denomination Congregational   18. Racial origin English

19. Residence 71 Sullivan Street, Berwick, ME USA

20. Place of birth Berwick, ME USA

21. Name of father Frederick Smith Ricker

22. Place of birth of father Berwick ME

23. Maiden name of mother Grace Palmer Hyde

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 27 day of May 1945

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

27. By license or banns 77128

28. Signature of

Groom John Norfolk

Bride   Elizabeth Palmer Ricker

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Ann Faraday

Address  47 London St., Halifax NS

Name Cecil Miller

Address  55 Ave Boleyn Walk Chean England

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 NS

Religious denomination Presbyterian Church

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Divorce attached:

According to a certified copy of the Decree Absolute for Divorce dated 1972-2-1 and filed in the Office of the Registrar General under Divorce number 72-001322, it is ordered that the marriage of John Norfolk and Elizabeth Palmer Ricker (Registered under marriage number 1945-131589) be null and void.

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