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John Wilson Tilly and Elizabeth Bridget Beck married on 30 August 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141232

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141232

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. George's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Tilly, John Wilson

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Fisherman   4. Kind of industry or business Trawler Fishing

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 28   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Newfoundland   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Nova Scotia, Halifax County, Halifax, 109 Liverpool Street

11. Place of birth Newfoundland, Hermitage Bay, Saddle Island

12. Name of father George Lilly

13. Maiden name of mother Charlotte Stickland

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Beck, Elizabeth Bridget

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Grocery Store

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Nova Scotia, Halifax County, Halifax, 562 Robie Street

24. Place of birth Nova Scotia, Halifax County, Halifax

25. Name of father James Beck

26. Maiden name of mother Selenia Cloett

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage August 30 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83341


32. Signature of

Groom John Wilson Tilly

Bride   Elizabeth Bridget Beck

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Herbert Lilly

Address   926 1/2 Barrington Street, Halifax

Name Eileen Winnie Fleet

Address   562 Robie Street, Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. Stone

Address St. George's Rectory, 43 Cornwallis St.

Religious denomination Church of England in Canada

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