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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  13369

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Shelburne in City or Town Lockport

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Wright, John Frank

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Soldier   Kind of industry or business Sargent

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Divorced   4. Age 40

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

7. Residence Shelburne Fortress

8. Place of birth RedCloud, Nebraska, U

9. Name of father Robert Albert Wright

10. Place of birth of father Pueblo, Colorado, USA

11. Maiden name of mother Anne Smith

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Abbott, Ellen Morrison

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   Kind of industry or business Store

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 39

17. Religious denomination The United Church of Canada   18. Racial origin English

19. Residence Sandy Point, Shelburne County

20. Place of birth Lows Head, Shelburne County

21. Name of father Benjamin Abbott

22. Place of birth of father Forbes Point, Shelburne County

23. Maiden name of mother Letitia Giffen

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 22 day of July 1945

26. Place of marriage  Lockport, Shelburne County

27. By license or banns 77803

28. Signature of

Groom John Frank Wright

Bride   Ellen Morrison Abbott

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Janet Lillian Stewart

Address  Sandy Point, Shelburne County

Name Eric George Hubard

Address  Sandy Point

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

Officiating Clergyman James M W Beveridge

Address Lockport

Religious denomination The United Church of Canada

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Divorce attached:

According to a certified copy of the Decree Absolute for Divorce dated 1962-6-22 and filed in the Office of the Registrar General under Divorce number 62-001302, it is ordered that the marriage of John Frank Wright and Ellen Morrison Abbott (Registered under marriage number 1945-13369) be null and void.

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