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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  132440

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Bowser, Ralph Victor

2. Trade, profession of kind of work L.S.E.A.   Kind of industry or business Navy

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

5. Religious denomination Baptist   6. Racial origin English

7. Residence 67 Victoria Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia

8. Place of birth Ostrea Lake, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

9. Name of father Harold Melvin Bowser

10. Place of birth of father Ostrea Lake, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

11. Maiden name of mother Etta May Jennex

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Schnare, Doris Marie

14. Trade, profession of kind of work At home   Kind of industry or business

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 17

17. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   18. Racial origin English

19. Residence 67 Victoria Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Bedford, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father Clarence Wesley Schnare

22. Place of birth of father Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

23. Maiden name of mother Ella Zwicker

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25. When married 29 day of June 1945

26. Place of marriage 154 Preston Street Halifax, Halifax County

27. By license or banns 77832

28. Signature of

Groom Ralph Victor Bowser

Bride   Doris Marie Schnare

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Ella May Schnare

Address  67 Victoria Road, Halifax

Name C.W. Schnare

Address  67 Victoria Road, Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman Gordon I. Vincent

Address 154 Preston Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Baptist

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Divorce attached:

According to a certified copy of the Decree Absolute for Divorce dated 1974-5-8 and filed in the Office of the Registrar General under Divorce number 74-02-001576, it is ordered that the marriage of Ralph Victor Bowser and Doris Marie Schnare (Registered under marriage number 1945-132440) be null and void.

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