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William Albert Messervey and Katherine Willam Cox married on 20 July 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 1402

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  1402

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Andrews United Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Messervey, William Albert

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Electrical Engineer   4. Kind of industry or business Electrical Manufacturing

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin French

10. Residence 14 Cherry St., Halifax

11. Place of birth Brampton, Ontario

12. Name of father John Perham Messervey

13. Maiden name of mother Lilian Belle Hewitt

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Cox, Katherine Willam

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Music Teacher   17. Kind of industry or business at Home

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence 12 Bloomindale Terrace, Halifax

24. Place of birth Halifax

25. Name of father Otis Stanley Cox

26. Maiden name of mother Katherine MacDonald

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Albert


28. Date of marriage July 20 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83321


32. Signature of

Groom William Albert Messervey

Bride   Katherine Willam Cox

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name J.E. Murphy

Address   99 South Kline St., Halifax

Name D.F. Messervey

Address   14 Cherry St., Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman

Address Halifax

Religious denomination United Church

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