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John Ritchie Adams and Alice Viola Davidson married on 14 December 1946 at Truro, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 143181

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  143181

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Truro

  Street or Road 223 Queen St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Adams, John Ritchie

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Laborer   4. Kind of industry or business C. 3 ??

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 34   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence R.R.# 3, Pugwash, Cumberland County

11. Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England

12. Name of father Henry Ritchie

13. Maiden name of mother Margaret Ritchie

14. Birthplace Father Stoke-on-Trent, England   Mother Ayr. Scotland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Davidson, Alice Viola

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin

23. Residence Pugwash

24. Place of birth Blackville, Northumberland County, New Brunswick

25. Name of father Percy Davidson

26. Maiden name of mother Viola Ruby Emerson

27. Birthplace Father Upper Derby, New Brunswick   Mother Patton Maine, USA


28. Date of marriage December 14 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 85261


32. Signature of

Groom John Ritchie Adams

Bride   Alice Viola Davidson

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Annie K Mack

Address   221 Queen St., Truro

Name B. W. Calkin

Address   223 Queen St., Truro

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. DS Calkin

Address 223 Queen St., Truro

Religious denomination Baptist

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