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James Gerald Joseph Turner and Mary Pearl Elizabeth Martell married on 3 June 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002899

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472899

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Thomas Aquinas Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Turner, James Gerald Joseph

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Accountant   4. Kind of industry or business Hospital

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 9 Linden Street

11. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father John Turner

13. Maiden name of mother Catherine Lynch

14. Birthplace Father Scotland   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Martell, Mary Pearl Elizabeth

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Bookkeeping Machine Operator   17. Kind of industry or business Loan company

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence 85 Pepperell Street

24. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Severin Martell

26. Maiden name of mother Helen Poirier

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage June 3 1947   29. By license or banns Banns 30. License number Banns


32. Signature of

Groom James Gerald Joseph Turner

Bride   Mary Pearl Elizabeth Martell

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Frank Willard Martell

Address   Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Bernadette Turner

Address   Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Gregory Murphy

Address St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Halifax

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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