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Reuben Isaac Bowser and Bernice Elizabeth Hartling married on 25 May 1946 at Oyster Pond, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 139201

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  139201

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Oyster Pond

  Street or Road St. John's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Bowser, Reuben Isaac

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Mariner   4. Kind of industry or business Constable

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 38   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Ostrea Lake

11. Place of birth Ostrea Lake

12. Name of father Isaac Bowser

13. Maiden name of mother Liddy Browser

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Hartling, Bernice Elizabeth

16. Trade, profession of kind of work School Teacher   17. Kind of industry or business

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 Oyster Pond

24. Place of birth Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Charles Hartling

26. Maiden name of mother Lavinia Day

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 25 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 82321


32. Signature of

Groom Reuben Isaac Bowser

Bride   Bernice Elizabeth Hartling

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Raymond Williams

Address   Ostrea Lake

Name Mildred Hosking

Address   Jeddore, Oyster Pond

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

Officiating Clergyman E.T. Parson

Address Lower Ship Harbour

Religious denomination Church of England

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