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Andrew Stovely Darragh and Iona Bertha Read married on 2 July 1946 at Amherst, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141782

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141782

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Amherst

  Street or Road 7 Davidson St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Darragh, Andrew Stovely

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Farmer   4. Kind of industry or business Farming

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Linden, Cumb. County

11. Place of birth Linden, Cumb. County

12. Name of father Theodore Darragh

13. Maiden name of mother Edna Furlong

14. Birthplace Father Linden   Mother Linden


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Read, Iona Bertha

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Maiden at home   17. Kind of industry or business Housekeeping

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 7 Davidson St., Amherst

24. Place of birth Nappan Sta., Cumb. County

25. Name of father Carlos Avard Read

26. Maiden name of mother Lillian Gertrude Smith

27. Birthplace Father Up. Nappan   Mother Nappan


28. Date of marriage July 2 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83192


32. Signature of

Groom Andrew Stovely Darragh

Bride   Iona Bertha Read

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Frances Elaine Stiles

Address   Lower Debert, R.R.#1, Col. County

Name Wm. A. Darragh

Address   River Philip, R.R.1

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. W.A. Wood, B.A.

Address 26 Academy St., Amherst

Religious denomination United Church

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