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Douglas Roy Young and Joan Cross married on 10 November 1945 at Tancook, Lunenburg County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 135123

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  135123

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Lunenburg in City or Town Tancook

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Young, Douglas Roy

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Fisherman   Kind of industry or business Fishing

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 22

5. Religious denomination belongs to none, follows the Baptist   6. Racial origin German

7. Residence Big Tancook, Lunenburg County

8. Place of birth Big Tancook, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County

9. Name of father Clarence Young

10. Place of birth of father Big Tancook, Lun. Co. NS

11. Maiden name of mother Nellie Baker

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Cross, Joan

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Domestic, house work   Kind of industry or business House work

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 18

17. Religious denomination belongs to no church follows the Baptist   18. Racial origin German

19. Residence Big Tancook, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father Born out of wedlock, takes mother's surname. 

22. Place of birth of father place of birth not known

23. Maiden name of mother Myrna Cross

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 10 day of November 1945

26. Place of marriage At the home of the groom's Father Tancook, Lunenburg County

27. By license or banns 79013

28. Signature of

Groom Douglas Roy Young

Bride   Joan Cross

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Lindsay Heisler, Sadie Rodenhiser

Address  Big Tancook Island, Lun. Co. N.S.

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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