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George Melvin John Sullivan and Edna Louise Purcell married on 5 June 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 139254

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  139254

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Thomas


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Sullivan, George Melvin John

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Checker   4. Kind of industry or business Ordance

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 91 Young St. Halifax

11. Place of birth Lamlons Island

12. Name of father Richard Augustus Sullivan

13. Maiden name of mother Maude Smiley

14. Birthplace Father Herring Cove   Mother Port Dufferin


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Purcell, Edna Louise

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   17. Kind of industry or business Restaurant

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 18   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 25 Connolly St. Halifax

24. Place of birth Halifax

25. Name of father James Allan Purcell

26. Maiden name of mother Helen Smith

27. Birthplace Father New Brunswick   Mother New Brunswick


28. Date of marriage June 5 1946   29. By license or banns Banns 30. License number Banns


32. Signature of

Groom George Melvin John Sullivan

Bride   Edna Louise Purcell

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Helen Mary Sullivan

Address   32 Joseph St., Halifax

Name Ernest Patrick Sullivan

Address   667½ Barrington St., Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman Michael J. Cole

Address 351 North St., Halifax

Religious denomination Catholic

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