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Seldon Kent Reid and Jean Doris Henderson married on 5 May 1947 at Truro, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002582

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472582

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Truro

  Street or Road 147 Queen Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Reid, Seldon Kent

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Mechanic   4. Kind of industry or business Clifford Howard

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 488 Baker Street, Truro, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Leonard Reid

13. Maiden name of mother Edna Day

14. Birthplace Father Harmony, Nova Scotia   Mother Middle Musquodoboit


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Henderson, Jean Doris

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Winder   17. Kind of industry or business Stanfields Ltd.

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence 488 Robie St., Truro, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Camden, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Matthew Henderson

26. Maiden name of mother Ella Miller

27. Birthplace Father Camden   Mother Upper Stewiacke


28. Date of marriage May 5 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87242


32. Signature of

Groom Seldon Kent Reid

Bride   Jean Doris Henderson

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Norma Blanche Hamilton

Address   Brookfield, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

Name Elmer Eugene Reid

Address   Harmony, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman C. E. Gordon

Address 147 Queen Street, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church

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