Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002497
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19472497
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Yarmouth
City, Town or Village Yarmouth
Street or Road
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Somers, Claire French
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Drug Clerk 4. Kind of industry or business Retail Drugs
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 28 7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin Scottish
10. Residence Willow Street, Yarmouth, Yarmouth Co, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Prince Edward Island, Bedeque
12. Name of father George Nelson Somers
13. Maiden name of mother Eva French
14. Birthplace Father New Brunswick Mother Minnesota, USA
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Gavel, Miriam Ardis
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk 17. Kind of industry or business Shoe Store
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 19 20. Religious denomination Baptist
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin Irish
23. Residence Richfield, Digby County, Richfield
24. Place of birth Nova Scotia, Digby County, Richfield
25. Name of father George Gavel
26. Maiden name of mother Cleta M. Cosman
27. Birthplace Father Richfield, Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage April 2 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86553
32. Signature of
Groom Claire French Somers
Bride Miriam Ardis Gavel
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name
Address
Name
Address
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman
Address
Religious denomination
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