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George Alexander Desmond and Edna May Wright married on 1 November 1946 at Truro, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 142396

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  142396

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Truro

  Street or Road 1 Clyke St., residene of Mrs and Rev. A. W. Thompson


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Desmond, George Alexander

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin African

10. Residence Young Street, Truro

11. Place of birth Truro

12. Name of father Earnest Desmond

13. Maiden name of mother Pearl Borden Desmond

14. Birthplace Father Boston, USA   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Wright, Edna May

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin African Canadian

23. Residence Young St., Truro

24. Place of birth Beechville, Halifax County

25. Name of father Howard Write

26. Maiden name of mother Munro Georgina

27. Birthplace Father Beachville   Mother Beachville


28. Date of marriage November 1 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84876


32. Signature of

Groom George Alexander Desmond

Bride   Edna May Wright

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. Thomas Morris

Address   Young Street, Truro

Name Harold Elmer Moss

Address   263 Young St., Truro

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. Albert Wm. Thompso

Address No. 1 Clyke Street, Truro

Religious denomination Baptist

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