Registration: Year: 1947 number: 001846
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19471846
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Colchester
City, Town or Village Truro
Street or Road St John's Church
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Willis, John Henry
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Truck driver 4. Kind of industry or business Transport
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 20 7. Religious denomination Church of England
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin African
10. Residence 244 Young St., Truro, Col County, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father Isaac Willis
13. Maiden name of mother Blanche Stoutley
14. Birthplace Father United States Mother Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Hamilton, Helen Delores
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Domestic 17. Kind of industry or business House work
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 17 20. Religious denomination Baptist
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin African
23. Residence 30 Cook St., Truro, Col. County, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth Truro, Col. County, Nova Scotia
25. Name of father Wilfrid Hamilton
26. Maiden name of mother Kate Hamilton
27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage March 14 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86599
32. Signature of
Groom John Henry Willis
Bride Helen Delores Hamilton
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Muriel Skinner
Address Truro, Nova Scotia
Name Goldbourne Chase
Address Truro, Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman G. R. Thompson
Address Truro, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Church of England
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