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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19471640

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Amherst

  Street or Road Poplar Street

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BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Cooke, Donald William

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination African Methodist Episcopel

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Negro ( African)

10. Residence R , R , 5 Amherst

11. Place of birth R , R , Amherst . Nova Scotia

12. Name of father frank Cooke

13. Maiden name of mother Cumberland , N , S ,  Edith

14. Birthplace Father Gray   Mother Cumberland , N, S ,

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BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Halfkenney, Vivian Catherine

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 17   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Negro ( African)

23. Residence Dorchester , New Burnswick

24. Place of birth Dorchester , New Burnswick

25. Name of father Calvin Halfkenney

26. Maiden name of mother Cumberland , N , ,S ,  Alma

27. Birthplace Father Martin   Mother Dorchester , New Burnswick

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28. Date of marriage February 26 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 001640

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32. Signature of

Groom Donald William Cooke

Bride   Vivian Catherine Halfkenney

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Donald L , Taylor

Address   20 Filmore St, Amherst Nova Scotia

Name Mrs Edith Cooke

Address   R , R , 5 Amherst , N , S ,

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

Officiating Clergyman Sammual Chmihston

Address 35 Poplar St Amherst , N , S ,

Religious denomination

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