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William Elwood Kelly and Mary Elizabeth Bowlby married on 2 September 1946 at Wolfville, Kings County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 140637

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  140637

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Kings

  City, Town or Village Wolfville

  Street or Road United Church of Canada


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Kelly, William Elwood

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Commercial Artist   4. Kind of industry or business

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 162 Melville St., Dundas, Ontario

11. Place of birth Dundas, Ontario

12. Name of father Harry N. Kelly

13. Maiden name of mother Clare Hutchenson

14. Birthplace Father Synden, Ontario   Mother Fergus, Ontario


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Bowlby, Mary Elizabeth

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Dry Goods

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 23   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 1 Stair St., Wolfville

24. Place of birth Wolfville

25. Name of father Hairlo Bowlby

26. Maiden name of mother LeVaughn Woodworth

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Wolfville


28. Date of marriage September 2 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83474


32. Signature of

Groom William Elwood Kelly

Bride   Mary Elizabeth Bowlby

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Edith A. Bowlby

Address   Wolfville

Name Donald M. Bowlby

Address   Middleton

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

Officiating Clergyman J.W. Barteau

Address Wolfville

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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