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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