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Ernest Walter Baker and Olive Lavenia Swift married on 21 September 1946 at Dartmouth, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 14193

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  14193

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Dartmouth

  Street or Road 100 Ochterloney St, Darmouth


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Baker, Ernest Walter

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Iron Worker   4. Kind of industry or business Halifax Ship Yards

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Woodlawn, RR#1

11. Place of birth Woodlawn, RR#1, Halifax County

12. Name of father Rupert Fred Baker

13. Maiden name of mother Irene Gertrude Cross

14. Birthplace Father Woodlawn, Halifax County   Mother Woodlawn, Halifax County


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Swift, Olive Lavenia

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Chocolate Dipper   17. Kind of industry or business Moirs Limited

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 357 Portland Street, Dartmouth

24. Place of birth Woodside, Halifax County

25. Name of father Elmore Archibald Swift

26. Maiden name of mother Matilda Annie Ruggles

27. Birthplace Father Beau River, Digby County   Mother Melvin Square, Kings County


28. Date of marriage September 21 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84118


32. Signature of

Groom Ernest Walter Baker

Bride   Olive Lavenia Swift

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Marie E. Swift

Address   357 Portland Street

Name James Arthur Baker

Address   Woodlawn Rd

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

Officiating Clergyman G. N. Hamilton

Address 100 Octerloney St, Dartmouth

Religious denomination Baptist

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