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Alexander Richard Thornhill and Loretta Dillon married on 17 May 1947 at Dartmouth, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002537

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472537

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Dartmouth

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Thornhill, Alexander Richard

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Machine Operator/Factory Worker   4. Kind of industry or business Rope Works

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Albro Lake Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Newfoundland

12. Name of father John Thornhill

13. Maiden name of mother Alice Lawrence

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Dillon, Loretta

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 22   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Albro Lake Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth St. John's, Newfoundland

25. Name of father Matthew Dillon

26. Maiden name of mother Agnes Frizzel

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage May 17 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87314


32. Signature of

Groom Alexander Richard Thornhill

Bride   Loretta Dillon

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Glenn Douglas Oakes

Address   195 Creighton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Mrs. B. L. Eisener

Address   Albro Lake Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman W. S. Irving

Address Henry Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church

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