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Philip John May and Ethel Loretta Young married on 29 April 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002308

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472308

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Patrick's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full May, Philip John

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Diesel-Engineer   4. Kind of industry or business American Air Force

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 308 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Fortune Bay, Newfoundland

12. Name of father Isaac May

13. Maiden name of mother Verena Gould

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Young, Ethel Loretta

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Sale Lady   17. Kind of industry or business Retail

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 26   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 714 1/2 Barrington St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Little Bras D'or, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Laurence Young

26. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Farrow

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


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


32. Signature of

Groom Philip John May

Bride   Ethel Loretta Young

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name James Raynold Barrieau

Address   720 Barrington St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Mrs. Mary Barrieau

Address   720 Barrington St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman John Francis Toomey

Address 311 Barrington St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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