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Murdock Henry Matheson and Florence Elizabeth Branton married on 16 June 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002857

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472857

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road Brunswick St. United Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Matheson, Murdock Henry

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer   4. Kind of industry or business Pipefitting oil stoves

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 29   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 17 Cogswell St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Belle Cote, Inverness County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Donald Matheson

13. Maiden name of mother Caroline Phillips

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Branton, Florence Elizabeth

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Office Desk

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 2 Creighton St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Halifax, Hfx County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Silas Branton

26. Maiden name of mother Elena Zinck

27. Birthplace Father Newforndland   Mother East Chester


28. Date of marriage June 16 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87517


32. Signature of

Groom Murdock Henry Matheson

Bride   Florence Elizabeth Branton

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name George Alexander Rudolph

Address   Chester, Lun. County, Nova Scotia

Name Audrey Branton

Address   2 Creighton St.

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

Officiating Clergyman John J. E. Ball

Address 42 Windsor St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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