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Chesley Bernard Sheaves and Geraldine Edith McDonald married on 7 August 1946 at St Agnes Church, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 140532

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  140532

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village St Agnes Church

  Street or Road Mumford Rd.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Sheaves, Chesley Bernard

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Houseman   4. Kind of industry or business Hotel

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Dartmouth

11. Place of birth Dartmouth

12. Name of father Charles Sheaves

13. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Moran

14. Birthplace Father Halifax   Mother Halifax


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full McDonald, Geraldine Edith

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   17. Kind of industry or business Hotel

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 20   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence 96 Elm St., Halifax

24. Place of birth Halifax

25. Name of father Ronald McDonald

26. Maiden name of mother Florence Sullivan

27. Birthplace Father Halifax   Mother Halifax


28. Date of marriage August 7 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Chesley Bernard Sheaves

Bride   Geraldine Edith McDonald

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name John A Thibeault

Address   67 Sackville St

Name Violet May McDonald

Address   94 Elm Street

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

Officiating Clergyman Louis L Graham

Address St. Agnes Church

Religious denomination Catholic

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