Nova Scotia Archives

Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths

Robert Lloyd Desmond and Harriett Skinner married on 14 October 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 14237

Click to view and save (right-click) each image above for free or contact us to Buy certified paper copies.     |     Send a correction

Click to view and save (right-click) each image above for free or contact us to Buy certified paper copies.     |     Send a correction

note: transcription publicly contributed - please contact us with comments, errors or omisions

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  14237

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Desmond, Robert Lloyd

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Porter   4. Kind of industry or business C. N. RYS

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 33   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin African

10. Residence 3 King St., Halifax

11. Place of birth Halifax

12. Name of father John Desmond

13. Maiden name of mother Ida Nelsie

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Skinner, Harriett

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 23   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin African

23. Residence 3 King St., Halifax

24. Place of birth Halifax

25. Name of father Joseph Skinner

26. Maiden name of mother Jessie Downey

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage October 14 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84761


32. Signature of

Groom Robert Lloyd Desmond

Bride   Harriett Skinner

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Marjorie Irene Lynes

Address   Dartouth

Name S R. Jones

Address   103 Maynard St, Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman W. P. Oliver

Address 49 Cornwallis St., Halifax

Religious denomination Baptist

Keyword Search looks for the "term" (one word or number works best) you type throughout the whole record. It is less accurate than the advanced search but it does let you search for age, religion, mother's maiden name, etc. if transcribed.

Note: African Nova Scotian

previous start a new search

       

Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=283536

Crown copyright © 2026, Province of Nova Scotia.