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Joseph Owen Morrison and Shirley Madeline Countway married on 27 November 1946 at Martins Point, Lunenburg County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 142950

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  142950

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Lunenburg

  City, Town or Village Martins Point

  Street or Road The Rectory


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Morrison, Joseph Owen

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Laborer   4. Kind of industry or business At home

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 27   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Chester Grant, Lunenburg County

11. Place of birth Halifax

12. Name of father George Morrison

13. Maiden name of mother Marguaret Foshay

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Countway, Shirley Madeline

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Teacher   17. Kind of industry or business At Home

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 22   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Chester Grant, Lunenburg County

24. Place of birth Chester Basin, Lunenburg County

25. Name of father Selvin Grant Countway

26. Maiden name of mother Edna Vera Rafuse

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage November 27 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 85274


32. Signature of

Groom Joseph Owen Morrison

Bride   Shirley Madeline Countway

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Sheldon B Millett

Address   Chester Grant

Name Ruby C. D. Millett

Address   Chester Grant

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

Officiating Clergyman James *

Address Martin's Point

Religious denomination Church of England

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