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Claire French Somers and Miriam Ardis Gavel married on 2 April 1947 at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County

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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