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Douglas Oreian Cole and Shirley Pearle Purdy married on 14 October 1946 at Westchester, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141794

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141794

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Westchester

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Cole, Douglas Oreian

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   4. Kind of industry or business Wholesale County

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 183 Duke Street, Saint John, New Brunswick

11. Place of birth

12. Name of father Oreian Cole

13. Maiden name of mother Cora Ferris

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother New Brunswick


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Purdy, Shirley Pearle

16. Trade, profession of kind of work at Home   17. Kind of industry or business

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Westchester Station

24. Place of birth Westchester Station

25. Name of father Sumner Purdy

26. Maiden name of mother Susie Higgins

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage October 14 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84596


32. Signature of

Groom Douglas Oreian Cole

Bride   Shirley Pearle Purdy

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name George A. Noble

Address   148 Princess Street, Saint John, New Brunswick

Name Pauline Purdy

Address   Westchester

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

Officiating Clergyman George G. Hodley

Address Westchester

Religious denomination United Baptist

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