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William Arthur Thompson and Sylvia Winnifred Bowles married on 9 July 1945 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 132580

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  132580

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Thompson, William Arthur

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Corporal   Kind of industry or business R.C.A.F.

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 23

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

7. Residence 762 13th Street, Brandon, Manitoba

8. Place of birth Brandon, Manitoba

9. Name of father Arthur  Thompson

10. Place of birth of father Peterboro, England

11. Maiden name of mother Frances  Smith

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Bowles, Sylvia Winnifred

14. Trade, profession of kind of work R.C.A.F. (W.D.)   Kind of industry or business L.A.W. R.C.A.F.

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 32

17. Religious denomination Anglicn   18. Racial origin English

19. Residence 394 Empire Avenue, Fort William, Ontario

20. Place of birth Severn River, Manitoba

21. Name of father Charles E. Bowles

22. Place of birth of father London, England

23. Maiden name of mother Gertrude M.  Biddlecomb

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 9 day of July 1945

26. Place of marriage Fort Massey Church  Halifax, Halifax County

27. By license or banns 77748

28. Signature of

Groom William Arthur Thompson

Bride   Sylvia Winnifred Bowles

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Shirley Morash

Address  18 1/2 Quinn Street, Halifax

Name Leslie E. Edwards

Address  R.C.A.F. Dartmouth

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

Officiating Clergyman Gerald Rogers

Address 21 Edward St., Halifax

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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