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Murray Douglas Devanney and Ruth Lunam Poley married on 1 July 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 14043

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  14043

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Patrick's Rectory, 311 Brunswick St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Devanney, Murray Douglas

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   4. Kind of industry or business Post Office

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 71 Cornwallis Street, Halifax

11. Place of birth Halifax

12. Name of father Edward Devanney

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Coolen

14. Birthplace Father Halifax   Mother Prospect


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Poley, Ruth Lunam

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Retail Drug

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Dutch

23. Residence Campbellton, New Brunswick

24. Place of birth Campbellton, New Brunswick

25. Name of father Bevan Poley

26. Maiden name of mother Flora Duncan

27. Birthplace Father Canada   Mother Canada


28. Date of marriage July 1 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 82973


32. Signature of

Groom Murray Douglas Devanney

Bride   Ruth Lunam Poley

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Eugene Montague Devanney

Address   26 Glebe St., Halifax

Name Jeanette Marjory Foley

Address   Tide Head, New Brunswick

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

Officiating Clergyman John Francis Toomey

Address 311 Brunswick Street, Halifax

Religious denomination Catholic

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