Registration: Year: 1945 number: 132590
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
REGISTERED No. 132590
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax
BRIDEGROOM
1. PRINT name in full Prentice, Vernon David
2. Trade, profession of kind of work RCAF Officer Kind of industry or business RCAF
3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 4. Age 24
5. Religious denomination United Church of Canada 6. Racial origin Irish
7. Residence Abbey, Saskatchewan
8. Place of birth Abbey, Saskatchewan
9. Name of father William Prentice
10. Place of birth of father Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
11. Maiden name of mother Vera Sampson
12. Can bridegroom read? Yes Write? Yes
BRIDE
13. PRINT name in full Purves, Josephine Grace
14. Trade, profession of kind of work Photography Kind of industry or business Photography
15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 16. Age 25
17. Religious denomination Presbyterian 18. Racial origin English
19. Residence Halifax, Nova Scotia
20. Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia
21. Name of father Thomas Purves
22. Place of birth of father North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
23. Maiden name of mother Ina Blair
24. Can bride read? Yes Write? Yes
25. When married 7 day of July 1945
26. Place of marriage Halifax, Halifax County
27. By license or banns
28. Signature of
Groom Vernon David Prentice
Bride Josephine Grace Purves
29. Signatures of Witnesses
Name
Address
Name
Address
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman
Address
Religious denomination
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