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Douglas Elroy Miller and Bessie Iretta Gill married on 22 April 1946 at Truro, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136978

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  136978

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Truro

  Street or Road St John's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Miller, Douglas Elroy

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Upper Kennetcooke, Hants Co

11. Place of birth Upper Kennetcooke, Hants Co

12. Name of father Calvin Miller

13. Maiden name of mother Marg McLaren

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Gill, Bessie Iretta

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 23   20. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Upper Kennetcooke, Hants Co

24. Place of birth Upper Kennetcooke, Hants County

25. Name of father Benson Gill

26. Maiden name of mother Mable Manley

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage April 22 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 81750


32. Signature of

Groom Douglas Elroy Miller

Bride   Bessie Iretta Gill

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mildred Davis

Address   Stewiacke

Name Russell L. Miller

Address   Upper Kennetcooke

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

Officiating Clergyman G.R. Thompson

Address Truro

Religious denomination Church of England

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