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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  133158

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Maynard, James William Vernon

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Soldier   Kind of industry or business Canadian Army, Private

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

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin English-Irish

7. Residence Ragged Lake, Halifax County

8. Place of birth Truro

9. Name of father James William Maynard

10. Place of birth of father Truro

11. Maiden name of mother Bertha Murphy

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Pitts, Gertrude Marion

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   Kind of industry or business Rappaport's Cafe, Halifax

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 17

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin English-French

19. Residence 24 Argyle Street, Halifax

20. Place of birth Roxbury, Massachusetts

21. Name of father Patrick Pitts

22. Place of birth of father New Glasgow

23. Maiden name of mother Cecilia Gerrior

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 28 day of July 1945

26. Place of marriage St Mary's Cathedral Halifax, Halifax County

27. By license or banns 78195

28. Signature of

Groom James William Vernon Maynard

Bride   Gertrude Marion Pitts

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Geroge C Moffatt

Address  156 Barrington Street

Name Kathleen V Maynard

Address  Armdale, Post Office

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

Officiating Clergyman Wm J Burnes

Address St Mary's Cathedral, Halifax

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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