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William Dumham and Ada Beatrice Brown married on 19 May 1946 at Truro, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 137359

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  137359

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Truro

  Street or Road 28 Laurie St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Dumham, William

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Painter   4. Kind of industry or business Brush Hand

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

8. Citizenship American   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence New York City, 1st Avenue 179

11. Place of birth New York, USA

12. Name of father John Harry Dumham

13. Maiden name of mother Margaret Ellis

14. Birthplace Father New York, USA   Mother New York, USA


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Brown, Ada Beatrice

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Housekeeper   17. Kind of industry or business at home

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Truro, 315 Brunswick St.

24. Place of birth Truro

25. Name of father Edward Brown

26. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Glass Kain

27. Birthplace Father Truro   Mother Truro


28. Date of marriage May 19 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 82332


32. Signature of

Groom William Dumham

Bride   Ada Beatrice Brown

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mary Elizabeth Boomer

Address   1216 Prince St., Truro

Name Leonard D. Boomer

Address   1216 Prince St., Truro

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

Officiating Clergyman Angus T. McLellan

Address 28 Laurie St., Truro

Religious denomination U. C. of Canada

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