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Oscar MacRitchie Giffin and Shirley Paula Samuelson married on 6 May 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002316

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472316

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road 45 Vernon Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Giffin, Oscar MacRitchie

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Truck Driver   4. Kind of industry or business Delivery Service

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Goldboro, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Goldboro, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Oscar Giffin

13. Maiden name of mother Pearl Giffin

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Samuelson, Shirley Paula

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 19   20. Religious denomination Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Icelandic

23. Residence Goldboro, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Canso, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Christian Samuelson

26. Maiden name of mother Florence Matthews

27. Birthplace Father Iceland   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 6 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87211


32. Signature of

Groom Oscar MacRitchie Giffin

Bride   Shirley Paula Samuelson

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Erma M. MacArthur

Address   33 Westmount Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Marion C. Ackhurst

Address   29 Vernon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman H. L. Devlow

Address 45 Vernon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Baptist

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