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Douglas James Townsend and Genevieve Hazel Savary married on 3 August 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 140519

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  140519

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road 548-1/2 Robie Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Townsend, Douglas James

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   4. Kind of industry or business Naval Magazine

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 25   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 90-1/2 Agricola Street, Halifax

11. Place of birth Halifax

12. Name of father Sylvanis Gordon Townsend

13. Maiden name of mother Ola Francis Grover

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Savary, Genevieve Hazel

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Typist   17. Kind of industry or business Naval Magazine

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 24 Clifton Street, Halifax

24. Place of birth Saint John, New Brunswick

25. Name of father Percy Savary

26. Maiden name of mother Helen Alice McCumber

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother New Brunswick


28. Date of marriage August 3 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83110


32. Signature of

Groom Douglas James Townsend

Bride   Genevieve Hazel Savary

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Helene Savary

Address   Digby

Name M. Young

Address   30 James St., Hfx.

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. A.C. Wilson Murray, B.A.

Address 548-1/2 Robie Street, Halifax

Religious denomination Baptist

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