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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  140413

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester in City or Town Stewiacke

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Shields, John Ross

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Farmer   Kind of industry or business On farm

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 28

5. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   6. Racial origin Scottish

7. Residence Enfield, Halifax County

8. Place of birth Halifax

9. Name of father Samuel A Shields

10. Place of birth of father Halifax

11. Maiden name of mother Dorothy Thompson

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Pretty, Florence

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   Kind of industry or business Sweet Shop

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 22

17. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   18. Racial origin English

19. Residence St. John's, Newfoundland

20. Place of birth Dildo, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland

21. Name of father Herbert Pretty

22. Place of birth of father Dildo, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland

23. Maiden name of mother Mary Reed

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25. When married 20 day of August 1946

26. Place of marriage  Stewiacke, Colchester County

27. By license or banns 83270

28. Signature of

Groom John Ross Shields

Bride   Florence Pretty

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name J. A. Manning

Address  Bedford

Name Theo A. E. Manning

Address  Bedford

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

Officiating Clergyman C. W. Saunders

Address The Rectory, Stewiacke

Religious denomination Church of England

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