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Lester Oliver and Avis Lorraine Ford married on 11 February 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136515

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  136515

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road 49 Cornwallis Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Oliver, Lester

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer   4. Kind of industry or business

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin African

10. Residence Lucasville, Halifax County

11. Place of birth Lucasville, Halifax County

12. Name of father Clifford Oliver

13. Maiden name of mother Ethel Fraser

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Ford, Avis Lorraine

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 23   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin African

23. Residence Lucasville, Halifax County

24. Place of birth Lucasville, Halifax County

25. Name of father Lawson Ford

26. Maiden name of mother Ethel Lucas

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage February 11 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 81038


32. Signature of

Groom Lester Oliver

Bride   Avis Lorraine Ford

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. Alonzo Allison (Orsville)

Address   Lucasville, Halifax County

Name Everett Oliver

Address   Lucasville, Halifax County

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

Officiating Clergyman W. P. Oliver

Address 48 Cornwallis Street, Halifax

Religious denomination Baptist

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