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Eric Vatcher and Winnifred Drake married on 4 September 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141279

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141279

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Matthias' Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Vatcher, Eric

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Plumber   4. Kind of industry or business W. M. Walker

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 40 Kline St., Halifax

11. Place of birth Burgeo, Newfoundland

12. Name of father Arthur John Vatcher

13. Maiden name of mother Jane Kendell

14. Birthplace Father Burgeo, Nf land   Mother Ramea, N F land


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Drake, Winnifred

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business R. Simpson Ltd.

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 97 Poplar St., Halifax

24. Place of birth Lally Cove, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland

25. Name of father Stephen Drake

26. Maiden name of mother Violet Harding

27. Birthplace Father Lally Cove, N. F land   Mother St. John's Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage September 4 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83914


32. Signature of

Groom Eric Vatcher

Bride   Winnifred Drake

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Norman Ergram

Address   102 Poplar St., Halifax

Name Veda A. Vatcher

Address   40 Sou - Kline St., Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman Edward Morris

Address "Ferncrest", Armdale

Religious denomination Church of England

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