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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472807

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road 928 Victoria Rd

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BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Humby, Josiah

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Telephone Instalation   4. Kind of industry or business Maritime Telephone

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

8. Citizenship Newfoundland   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 107 Bay Str. Sydney Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Summerville Newfoundland

12. Name of father Edward Humby

13. Maiden name of mother Rebecca Carew

14. Birthplace Father Summerville   Mother Summerville Newfoundland

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BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Butler, Laura Joyce

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Housemaid   17. Kind of industry or business Housework

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 17   20. Religious denomination Salvation Army

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 71 Connaught Str. Sydney

24. Place of birth Sydney, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Malcolm Charles Butler

26. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Jarvis

27. Birthplace Father New Aberdeen Cabnada   Mother Burin, Newfoundland

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28. Date of marriage May 23 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87417

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32. Signature of

Groom Josiah Humby

Bride   Laura Joyce Butler

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Lillian Butler

Address   71 Connaught St. Sydney Nova Scotia

Name Samson Humby

Address   107 Bay St. Sydney Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Andrew Pedusen Major

Address 928 Victoria Rd. Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination The Salvation Army

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