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Perley Morton Foster and Elsie Mary Bishop married on 14 May 1947 at Aylesford, Kings County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002878

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472878

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Kings

  City, Town or Village Aylesford

  Street or Road Parsonage


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Foster, Perley Morton

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Laborer   4. Kind of industry or business Farming

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Aylesford, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Aylesford, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Ingram Foster

13. Maiden name of mother Bertha Taylor

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Bishop, Elsie Mary

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 18   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Aylesford, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Gasperaux, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Percy L. Bishop

26. Maiden name of mother Gladys Marion Crocker

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 14 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87007


32. Signature of

Groom Perley Morton Foster

Bride   Elsie Mary Bishop

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs Percy Bishop

Address   Aylesford Mountain, Nova Scotia

Name Nellie Florence Bishop

Address   Aylesford Mountain, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman (Rev.) Harold L. Mitton

Address Aylesford, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Baptist

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