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Gerald Joseph Shipley and Laura Theresa Pettipas married on 27 February 1946 at Armdale, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136404

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  136404

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Armdale

  Street or Road St. John the Baptist Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Shipley, Gerald Joseph

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Machinist Apprentice   4. Kind of industry or business Hfx. Ship Yards

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 69 Shirley Street, Halifax

11. Place of birth Halifax, Province of Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Robert Fredrick Shipley

13. Maiden name of mother Grace Marie Sims

14. Birthplace Father Halifax, County   Mother Hubbards, Hfx. Co


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Pettipas, Laura Theresa

16. Trade, profession of kind of work at home   17. Kind of industry or business at home

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 20   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence Spryfield

24. Place of birth Portuguese Cove, Hfx. County

25. Name of father Arthur Pettipas

26. Maiden name of mother Ada Fry

27. Birthplace Father Portuguese Cove   Mother Halifax


28. Date of marriage February 27 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 80877


32. Signature of

Groom Gerald Joseph Shipley

Bride   Laura Theresa Pettipas

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Basil Tather

Address   Herring Cove

Name Helen Shipley

Address   69 Shirley St. Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman P. Martin

Address Armdale

Religious denomination Catholic

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