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William Burton Downey and Doris Kathleen Baxter married on 10 April 1946 at Old Barns, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136977

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  136977

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Old Barns

  Street or Road R.R.1


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Downey, William Burton

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Toronto

11. Place of birth Crookston, Ontario

12. Name of father Robert Andrew Downey

13. Maiden name of mother Margaret E Wood

14. Birthplace Father Crookston, Ontario   Mother Crookston, Ontario


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Baxter, Doris Kathleen

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 30   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Old Barns

24. Place of birth Old Barns

25. Name of father Robert J Baxter

26. Maiden name of mother Agnes Bell

27. Birthplace Father Windsor   Mother New Annan


28. Date of marriage April 10 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 81745


32. Signature of

Groom William Burton Downey

Bride   Doris Kathleen Baxter

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Vera A. Baxter

Address   Old Barns

Name W. Douglas Baxter

Address   Old Barns

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

Officiating Clergyman L.H. MacLean

Address Clifton

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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