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Douglas John Smith and Florence Maude Keeping married on 24 May 1947 at Herring Cove, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002973

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472973

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Herring Cove

  Street or Road St Paul's Glebe House


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Smith, Douglas John

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Seaman   4. Kind of industry or business Dominion Coal County Ship

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 19   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Herring Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Halifax City, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Percy Smith

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Flemming

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Keeping, Florence Maude

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Department Store

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Herring Cove, Halifax County Nova Scotia

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

25. Name of father John Keeping

26. Maiden name of mother Lila Isnor

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 24 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87498


32. Signature of

Groom Douglas John Smith

Bride   Florence Maude Keeping

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Arthur James Smith

Address   1420 Barrington St., Halifax

Name Edna Frances Smith

Address   1420 Barrington St., Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman John A. Heffler

Address Herring Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination R. Catholic

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