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Edward Leo Gurnham and Mary Akerley married on 16 February 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136543

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  136543

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road 351 North St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Gurnham, Edward Leo

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Office Clerk   4. Kind of industry or business Harbour Board

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 25   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 315-1/2 North St., Halifax

11. Place of birth Halifax

12. Name of father Edward Leo Gurnham

13. Maiden name of mother Winnifred Maud Stewart

14. Birthplace Father England   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Akerley, Mary

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 27   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Pugwash

24. Place of birth Pugwash

25. Name of father Charles Akerley

26. Maiden name of mother Lilla Mattinson

27. Birthplace Father Pugwash   Mother Pugwash


28. Date of marriage February 16 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 81106


32. Signature of

Groom Edward Leo Gurnham

Bride   Mary Akerley

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name James Edward Tobin

Address   9 Ontario St.

Name Helen M. Tobin

Address   9 Ontario St.

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

Officiating Clergyman Michael J. Cole

Address 351 North St., Halifax

Religious denomination Catholic

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