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Melville John Hansford and Elverena Carter Ferguson married on 30 November 1946 at Pictou, Pictou County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 1430

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  1430

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Pictou

  City, Town or Village Pictou

  Street or Road St James Rectory, 18 Denoon Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Hansford, Melville John

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Town Employee   4. Kind of industry or business Water works

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Pictou, Pictou County

11. Place of birth Pictou, Pictou County

12. Name of father James Hansford

13. Maiden name of mother Lillian Alice Moore

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother England


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Ferguson, Elverena Carter

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Pictou, Pictou County

24. Place of birth Pictou Island, Pictou County

25. Name of father Arthur Ferguson

26. Maiden name of mother Minnie MacCullum

27. Birthplace Father Prince Edward Island   Mother Pictou Island


28. Date of marriage November 30 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 85443


32. Signature of

Groom Melville John Hansford

Bride   Elverena Carter Ferguson

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name John Henry McEwan

Address   Pictou

Name Elmeda Lillian Ferguson

Address   Pictou

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

Officiating Clergyman L R Bent

Address Pictou

Religious denomination Church of England

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