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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  132122

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Murphy, John William

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Sailor   Kind of industry or business Seaman

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 19

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin Irish

7. Residence Alberton, Prince Edward Island

8. Place of birth Alberton, Prince Edward Island

9. Name of father Thomas Austin Murphy

10. Place of birth of father Alberton, P.E.I.

11. Maiden name of mother Martha Jean Skerry

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Rolfe, Mary Margaret

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Factory Worker   Kind of industry or business General Seafood

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced spinster   16. Age 24

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin Irish

19. Residence Southampton, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Southampton, Cumberland County

21. Name of father George Henry Rolfe

22. Place of birth of father Hants County

23. Maiden name of mother Margaret Leona Savoy

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 19 day of June 1945

26. Place of marriage Saint Mary's Cathedral Halifax, Halifax County

27. By license or banns 77587

28. Signature of

Groom John William Murphy

Bride   Mary Margaret Rolfe

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Antony Konoykau

Address  37 Garrish Street, Halifax

Name Muriel Murphy

Address  353 Brunswick Street, Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman John Quinn

Address Saint Mary's Cathedral, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic priest

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Divorce attached:

According to a certified copy of the Decree Absolute for Divorce dated 1955-10-24 and filed in the Office of the Registrar General under Divorce number 962, it is ordered that the marriage of John William Murphy and Mary Margaret Rolfe (Registered under marriage number 1945-132122) be null and void.

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