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Richard Ferguson Hood and Elaine Mary Sparrow married on 30 July 1945 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 132905

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  132905

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Hood, Richard Ferguson

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Student   Kind of industry or business Jewellery Business

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

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

7. Residence 136 Cunard Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

8. Place of birth Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

9. Name of father Samuel Clifford Hood

10. Place of birth of father Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

11. Maiden name of mother Margaret Ina Ferguson

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Sparrow, Elaine Mary

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Nurse   Kind of industry or business Camp Hill, R.N.

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 23

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin English

19. Residence 91 Coburg Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Sydney, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father Cecil John Sparrow

22. Place of birth of father St. Catharines, Ontario

23. Maiden name of mother Helen Josephine Tobin

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 30 day of July 1945

26. Place of marriage St. Thomas Aquinas Rectory Halifax, Halifax County

27. By license or banns 77744

28. Signature of

Groom Richard Ferguson Hood

Bride   Elaine Mary Sparrow

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name P. Paquet

Address  Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Jane Sparrow

Address  Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Gregory Murphy

Address St. Thomas Aquinas Rectory, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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