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George Arthur Nelson and Lillian May Thornhill married on 5 February 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136483

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  136483

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. George's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Nelson, George Arthur

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Able Seaman   4. Kind of industry or business R.C.N.V.R.

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 423 Silverthorn Ave. Toronto, Ont

11. Place of birth Toronto, Ontario

12. Name of father Charles Nelson

13. Maiden name of mother Nellie Burns

14. Birthplace Father England   Mother Ontario


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Thornhill, Lillian May

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   17. Kind of industry or business resaurant (Victory Cafe, Halifax)

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 18   20. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 11 Cunard Court, Halifax

24. Place of birth Newfoundland

25. Name of father John Henry Thornhill

26. Maiden name of mother Alice Lawrence

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage February 5 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 81023


32. Signature of

Groom George Arthur Nelson

Bride   Lillian May Thornhill

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Chester thomas Heard

Address   Woodville, Ontario

Name Sadie Elizabeth Smith

Address   34 Starr St. Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. Stone

Address St. George's Rectory, 43 Cornwallis St., Halifax

Religious denomination Church of England in Canada

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