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Leland St. Clair Richardson and Vera Ruth Acker married on 30 September 1946 at Shelburne, Shelburne County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141570

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141570

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Shelburne

  City, Town or Village Shelburne

  Street or Road Rectory, Mowatt Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Richardson, Leland St. Clair

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Section Man   4. Kind of industry or business Railroad

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 39   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Sable River West, Shelburne County

11. Place of birth Sable River West, Shelburne County

12. Name of father Edgar Richardson

13. Maiden name of mother Mabel Harlow

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Acker, Vera Ruth

16. Trade, profession of kind of work School Teacher   17. Kind of industry or business

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 36   20. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Birchtown, Shelburne County

24. Place of birth Birchtown, Shelburne County

25. Name of father Isaac Acker

26. Maiden name of mother Julia Gregory

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage September 30 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83708


32. Signature of

Groom Leland St. Clair Richardson

Bride   Vera Ruth Acker

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Herbert D. Sears

Address   Shelburne

Name Kathryn M. Sears

Address   Shelburne

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

Officiating Clergyman G.F. Seymour

Address Shelburne

Religious denomination Church of England

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