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William Sterling Richards and Gertrude May Shearer married on 23 May 1946 at Truro, Colchester County
Registration: Year: 1946 number: 137363
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 137363
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Colchester
City, Town or Village Truro
Street or Road 5 Faulkner St.
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Richards, William Sterling
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Mechanic 4. Kind of industry or business Automobile
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed 6. Age 30 7. Religious denomination Baptist
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin Scottish English
10. Residence 921 Prince St., Truro
11. Place of birth O'Leary, Prince Edward Island
12. Name of father Harold William Richards
13. Maiden name of mother Christina McLeod
14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Prince Edward Island
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Shearer, Gertrude May
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Looping 17. Kind of industry or business Textile Mill
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 31 20. Religious denomination Baptist
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin Scottish
23. Residence 83 Walker St., Truro
24. Place of birth Lower Onslow
25. Name of father Alexander Watson Shearer
26. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Grace McDonald
27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage May 23 1946 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 82334
32. Signature of
Groom William Sterling Richards
Bride Gertrude May Shearer
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Mary McLean
Address 31 Water St., Truro
Name Charles Matthews
Address 23 Ryland Ave., Bible, Col. County
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman Ross Chipman Eaton
Address 5 Faulkner St., Truro
Religious denomination Baptist
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