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William Garfield Decoste and Violetta Eva Malay married on 23 October 1945 at Dartmouth, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 134405

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  134405

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Dartmouth

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Decoste, William Garfield

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Taxi Operator   Kind of industry or business

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 27

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin French

7. Residence 43 Fairbanks St. Dartmouth

8. Place of birth Canso

9. Name of father Charles Decoste

10. Place of birth of father Nova Scotia

11. Maiden name of mother Lila Ellen Dorti

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Malay, Violetta Eva

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Nurse Maid   Kind of industry or business

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 26

17. Religious denomination United Church of Canada   18. Racial origin Irish

19. Residence Malay Falls

20. Place of birth Malay Falls

21. Name of father Chadwick Murray Malay

22. Place of birth of father Lochaber Mines

23. Maiden name of mother Ann Parker Belanson


25. When married 23 day of October 1945

26. Place of marriage  Dartmouth, Halifax County

27. By license or banns

28. Signature of

Groom William Garfield Decoste

Bride   Violetta Eva Malay

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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