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Gordon Harvey Walker and Yantje Folkers married on 24 May 1947 at Bridgewater, Lunenburg County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002959

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472959

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Lunenburg

  City, Town or Village Bridgewater

  Street or Road Baptist Parsonage


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Walker, Gordon Harvey

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Farmer   4. Kind of industry or business Farm

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 27   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence New Ross, Lun.Co., Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth New Ross, Lun.Co., Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Harvey T Walker

13. Maiden name of mother Viola Lantz

14. Birthplace Father Lunenburg County   Mother Kings County


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Folkers, Yantje

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 26   20. Religious denomination Dutch Reformed

21. Citizenship Dutch   22. Racial origin Dutch

23. Residence New Ross Lun.Co., Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Holland Europe

25. Name of father Jan Folkers

26. Maiden name of mother Lamechien Dreise

27. Birthplace Father Holland   Mother Holland


28. Date of marriage May 24 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87480


32. Signature of

Groom Gordon Harvey Walker

Bride   Yantje Folkers

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs Harold Beck

Address   Baker Settlement, Nova Scotia

Name Mr Harold Beck

Address   Baker Settlement Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman David L. Kennedy

Address Bridgewater Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Baptist

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