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John Nelson Pearson and Doris Emma Oliver married on 17 February 1947 at Digby, Digby County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 001456

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19471456

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Digby

  City, Town or Village Digby

  Street or Road United Church Parsonage


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Pearson, John Nelson

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Seaman   4. Kind of industry or business

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Hantsport, Hants County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Hantsport, Hants County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father William Pearson

13. Maiden name of mother Alena Frizzle

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Oliver, Doris Emma

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 26   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Digby, Digby County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Digby, Digby County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Archibald Oliver

26. Maiden name of mother Florence Nauss

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage February 17 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86036


32. Signature of

Groom John Nelson Pearson

Bride   Doris Emma Oliver

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Lola Lamrock

Address   Digby, Nova Scotia

Name C. Nauss

Address   illegible

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

Officiating Clergyman

Address

Religious denomination

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