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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131836

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Nicholson, Harold Wyndon

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

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 24

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

7. Residence Brockville, Ont. (H.M.C.S. "Stadacona", Halifax)

8. Place of birth Brockville, Leeds Co., Ontario

9. Name of father Harry Nicholson

10. Place of birth of father Leeds, England

11. Maiden name of mother Hazel Farnsworth

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Richards, Pearl May

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Sales-Clerk   Kind of industry or business Book-Store

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 23

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin French

19. Residence 21 Albert St., Dartmouth, N.S.

20. Place of birth Dartmouth, N.S.

21. Name of father Phillip J. Rickards [Richards?]

22. Place of birth of father Chezzetcook, Halifax Co., N.S.

23. Maiden name of mother Greta M. Dillon

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 22 day of June 1945

26. Place of marriage H.M.C.S. "Stadacona" Halifax, Halifax County

27. By license or banns 77720

28. Signature of

Groom Harold Wyndon Nicholson

Bride   Pearl May Richards

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Allan James [Mac?]

Address  40 Old [Ferry?] Rd., Dart.

Name Phyllis Richards

Address  21 Albert Street, Dart.

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

Officiating Clergyman F.J. Kearney R.C.N.

Address H.M.C.S. "Stadacona", Halifax, N.S. [Naval chaplain?]

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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Divorce attached:

According to a certified copy of the Decree Absolute for Divorce dated 1952-10-23 and filed in the Office of the Registrar General under Divorce number 70, it is ordered that the marriage of Harold Wyndon Nicholson and Pearl May Richards (Registered under marriage number 1945-131836) be null and void.

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