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James Melvin Hickenbotham and Mary Florence Wade married on 26 October 1945 at Sydney, Cape County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 134488

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  134488

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape in City or Town Sydney

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Hickenbotham, James Melvin

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Stoker   Kind of industry or business R.C.N.V.R.

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 19

5. Religious denomination United Church of Canada   6. Racial origin English

7. Residence 1027 17th Avenue, New Westminster, British Columbia

8. Place of birth New Westminster, British Columbia

9. Name of father Clarence Hickenbotham

10. Place of birth of father Cranbrook, British Columbia

11. Maiden name of mother Jean Martin

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Wade, Mary Florence

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Laundress   Kind of industry or business R.C.N.V.R.

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 20

17. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   18. Racial origin English

19. Residence 3625 Park Avenue, Montreal, Quebec

20. Place of birth Montreal, Quebec

21. Name of father Jack Wade

22. Place of birth of father Scotland

23. Maiden name of mother Alice Greag


25. When married 26 day of October 1945

26. Place of marriage St. Andrew's United Church Sydney, Cape County

27. By license or banns 79150

28. Signature of

Groom James Melvin Hickenbotham

Bride   Mary Florence Wade

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Jeanne Seguin

Address  51 de Castelnau Street, Montreal, Quebec

Name John Tristiam

Address  Port Perry, Ontario

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

Officiating Clergyman C. M. Nicholson

Address 262 Bentinck Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada


Divorce attached:

According to a certified copy of the Decree Absolute for Divorce dated 1966-9-27 and filed in the Office of the Registrar General under Divorce number 66-001411, it is ordered that the marriage of James Melvin Hickenbotham and Mary Florence Wade (Registered under marriage number 1945-134488) be null and void.

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