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William Gordon Twist and Margaret Madge Brown married on 19 July 1945 at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 132238

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  132238

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Yarmouth in City or Town Yarmouth

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Twist, William Gordon

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

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 27

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

7. Residence 2732 Dufferin Avenue, Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia

8. Place of birth Medicine Hat, Alberta

9. Name of father George Oliver Twist

10. Place of birth of father London, England

11. Maiden name of mother Ella May Johnston

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Brown, Margaret Madge

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Office clerk   Kind of industry or business C.W.A.C.

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 27

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

19. Residence Great Village, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father Albert Brown

22. Place of birth of father London, England

23. Maiden name of mother Bertha Ellen Seaman

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 19 day of July 1945

26. Place of marriage Central United Church Yarmouth, Yarmouth County

27. By license or banns 77824

28. Signature of

Groom William Gordon Twist

Bride   Margaret Madge Brown

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Gerald Linley MacEwen

Address  Ottawa, Ontario

Name Sally Matilda Hanson

Address  Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Ceril L. Blanchard

Address Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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