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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  132524

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton in City or Town Sydney

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Hilts, John Alvin

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Stoker   Kind of industry or business Navy

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 20

5. Religious denomination United Church of Canada   6. Racial origin English

7. Residence 1403 9th Avenue E., Calgary, Alberta

8. Place of birth Calgary, Alberta

9. Name of father John Hilts

10. Place of birth of father Georgetown, Ontario

11. Maiden name of mother Bessie White

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Saunders, Minnie Frances

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Housekeeper   Kind of industry or business Housekeeping

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 22

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

19. Residence 226 St. Peter's Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father George Saunders

22. Place of birth of father Halifax, Nova Scotia

23. Maiden name of mother Margarette Bryson

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 30 day of June 1945

26. Place of marriage HMCS Protector (Naval Base) Chapel Sydney, Cape Breton County

27. By license or banns 77636

28. Signature of

Groom John Alvin Hilts

Bride   Minnie Frances Saunders

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Dorothy Saunders

Address  226 St. Peter's Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Name Frederick Kneebone

Address  68 Norman Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario

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

Officiating Clergyman W. Guceadus

Address HMCS Protector (Naval Base), Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

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