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John Melvin Corney and Nora Edith Goodwin married on 15 April 1947 at Amherst, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002097

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472097

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Amherst

  Street or Road 38 Eddy St


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Corney, John Melvin

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 33   7. Religious denomination Salvation Army

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 38 Eddy St., Amherst, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Amherst, Cumberland Cty., Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Nathaniel Robert Corney

13. Maiden name of mother Janie Elizabeth Chandler

14. Birthplace Father Prince Edward Island   Mother Prince Edward Island


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Goodwin, Nora Edith

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 23   20. Religious denomination Salvation Army

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 29 Havelock St. Amherst, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Sackville, Westmoreland Cty., New Brunswick

25. Name of father Wilfred Virgil Goodwin

26. Maiden name of mother Catherine M Hicks

27. Birthplace Father New Brunswick   Mother New Brunswick


28. Date of marriage April 15 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86725


32. Signature of

Groom John Melvin Corney

Bride   Nora Edith Goodwin

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name

Address   29 Havelock St Amherst Nova Scotia

Name

Address   40 Hill Street Amherst. Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman

Address 30 Eddy St. Amherst. Nova Scotia

Religious denomination The Salvation Army

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