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William Desmond Edwards and Catherine Elizabeth Rogers married on 28 September 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141934

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141934

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. George's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Edwards, William Desmond

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Leading signalman   4. Kind of industry or business R.C.N.

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Welsh

10. Residence 1112 Third Ave. South, Lethbridge, Alberta

11. Place of birth Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

12. Name of father John Edwards

13. Maiden name of mother Jean Miller

14. Birthplace Father Cardiff, Wales   Mother Lethbridge, Alberta


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Rogers, Catherine Elizabeth

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Widowed   19. Age 22   20. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence 179 1/2 Gottingen St., Halifax, Hfx County

24. Place of birth New Glasgow, Pictou County

25. Name of father John White

26. Maiden name of mother Lavina Richards

27. Birthplace Father Cape Breton   Mother Magdalen Islands, Quebec


28. Date of marriage September 28 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84534


32. Signature of

Groom William Desmond Edwards

Bride   Catherine Elizabeth Rogers

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name George Cliferd Lawrence

Address   179 1/2 Gottingen St., Halifax

Name Bertha Elizabeth Lawrence (her X mark)

Address   179 1/2 Gottingen St., 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., Halifax

Religious denomination Church of England in Canada

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