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William Earl Gillin and Margaret Caroline Hopkins married on 29 October 1946 at New Glasgow, Pictou County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 142175

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  142175

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Pictou

  City, Town or Village New Glasgow

  Street or Road St Georges Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Gillin, William Earl

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Truck Driver   4. Kind of industry or business General

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 45   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence New Glasgow

11. Place of birth Bridgville

12. Name of father William Gillin

13. Maiden name of mother Margaret Hunter

14. Birthplace Father Sussex, New Brunswick   Mother Sussex, New Brunswick


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Hopkins, Margaret Caroline

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence New Glasgow

24. Place of birth Barbelon

25. Name of father George Andrew Hopkins

26. Maiden name of mother Margaret Jane MacEachern

27. Birthplace Father Barbelon   Mother Little Judique


28. Date of marriage October 29 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84893


32. Signature of

Groom William Earl Gillin

Bride   Margaret Caroline Hopkins

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Guy Parl

Address   Box 183, New Glasgow

Name Mrs Lottie L. Smith

Address   87 Stellarton Road, New Glasgow

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

Officiating Clergyman Joseph Abbott

Address New Glasgow

Religious denomination Church of England

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