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William Douglas Dixon and Mary Clare Edwards married on 29 October 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 142553

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  142553

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Joseph's Church, Russell St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Dixon, William Douglas

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Petty Officer   4. Kind of industry or business Royal Canadian Navy

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence H.M.C.S. Stadacona, Halifax

11. Place of birth Montreal, Que.

12. Name of father William Dixon

13. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Stewart Chalmers

14. Birthplace Father Montreal, Quebec   Mother Aberdeen, Scotland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Edwards, Mary Clare

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer   17. Kind of industry or business Civil Service

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 32 Macara St., Halifax

24. Place of birth Halifax

25. Name of father John Francis Edwards

26. Maiden name of mother Winnifred Margaret Guinan

27. Birthplace Father Halifax   Mother Halifax


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


32. Signature of

Groom William Douglas Dixon

Bride   Mary Clare Edwards

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mary Underwood

Address   28 Stair Place, Halifax

Name Louie Mitchell

Address   55 Lady Hammond Road

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

Officiating Clergyman C. F. Curran

Address St. Joseph's Rectory, Halifax

Religious denomination Catholic

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