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Russell Kenneth Legge and Bessie Mae Phillips married on 14 August 1946 at Canning, Kings County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 140147

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  140147

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Kings

  City, Town or Village Canning

  Street or Road Christ Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Legge, Russell Kenneth

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Farmer   4. Kind of industry or business Farming

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 28   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Canning, R.R. #1, Kings County

11. Place of birth Blomidon, Kings County

12. Name of father Kenneth James Legg

13. Maiden name of mother Minnie Barkhouse

14. Birthplace Father Scotts Bay   Mother Medford


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Phillips, Bessie Mae

16. Trade, profession of kind of work housework   17. Kind of industry or business at home

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 18   20. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Sheffield Mills R.R. #1, Kings County

24. Place of birth Woodside, Kings County

25. Name of father Charles Omery Phillips

26. Maiden name of mother Esther Luella Daniels

27. Birthplace Father Woodside   Mother New Ross


28. Date of marriage August 14 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83436


32. Signature of

Groom Russell Kenneth Legge

Bride   Bessie Mae Phillips

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Austin Charles Dwyer

Address   208 School St., Dartmouth

Name Mrs. Austin Dwyer

Address   208 School St., Dartmouth

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

Officiating Clergyman J.N. Graven

Address The Rectory, Greenwich R.R.#1, Kings County

Religious denomination Church of England

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