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Gordon William Gelling and Margaret Jane Lavers married on 29 May 1946 at Truro, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 137602

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  137602

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Truro

  Street or Road St. John's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Gelling, Gordon William

3. Trade, profession of kind of work cap cutter   4. Kind of industry or business textile

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 35   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence College Road, Bible Hill, Truro, Col. County

11. Place of birth Great Village, Col. County

12. Name of father Maynard Gelling

13. Maiden name of mother Annie Archibald

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Lavers, Margaret Jane

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Book Store

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 24   20. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence New Ross, Lunenburg County

24. Place of birth New Ross, Lunenburg County

25. Name of father Dr. Frank Clharles Lavers

26. Maiden name of mother Esther Barkhouse

27. Birthplace Father Prince Edward Island   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 29 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 82343


32. Signature of

Groom Gordon William Gelling

Bride   Margaret Jane Lavers

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Marguerite Rogers

Address   Truro

Name John McKechnie

Address   Truro

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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