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Orval Beatty Nathaniel Duncan and Shirley Kaye Colwell married on 16 May 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 137792

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  137792

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Andrew's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Duncan, Orval Beatty Nathaniel

3. Trade, profession of kind of work R.C.M. Police   4. Kind of industry or business National Service

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 31   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence R.C.M. Police Barracks, Hollis St., Hfx.

11. Place of birth Blackville, Northumberland County, New Brunswick

12. Name of father John Wallace Duncan

13. Maiden name of mother Margaret Susan Mountain

14. Birthplace Father New Brunswick   Mother New Brunswick


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Colwell, Shirley Kaye

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Naval Dockyard

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 165 Henry St., Halifax

24. Place of birth Halifax

25. Name of father George Franklyn Colwell

26. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Idelia Greenough

27. Birthplace Father Halifax   Mother Halifax


28. Date of marriage May 16 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 82002


32. Signature of

Groom Orval Beatty Nathaniel Duncan

Bride   Shirley Kaye Colwell

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name John F. Milburn

Address   59 Edward St., Halifax

Name Florence K. Ritcey

Address   146 Walnut St., Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman J.A. MacKeegan

Address Halifax

Religious denomination United Church

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