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Wilfred Kirby Coolen and Hilda Mae Van Buskirk married on 10 October 1945 at Digby, Digby County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 134575

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  134575

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Digby in City or Town Digby

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Coolen, Wilfred Kirby

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

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 21

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

7. Residence Hubbard's, Nova Scotia

8. Place of birth Halifax County, Nova Scotia

9. Name of father Kirby Coolen

10. Place of birth of father Fox Point, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

11. Maiden name of mother Marion Westhaven

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Van Buskirk, Hilda Mae

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Stay at home   Kind of industry or business

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 19

17. Religious denomination Baptish   18. Racial origin Dutch

19. Residence Bloomfield, Digby County, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Digby County, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father Delbert Van Buskirk

22. Place of birth of father Bloomfield, Digby County, Nova Scotia

23. Maiden name of mother Hazel Grey

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 10 day of October 1945

26. Place of marriage United Baptist Parsonage Digby, Digby County

27. By license or banns 78062

28. Signature of

Groom Wilfred Kirby Coolen

Bride   Hilda Mae Van Buskirk

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Harold G. Minard

Address  Paradise, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

Name Mrs. Harold H. Minard

Address  Paradise, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman J. Earle DeLong

Address Digby, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Baptist

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