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Herbert Scott Cunningham and Elspeth Alexander Lochhead married on 5 June 1947 at Springhill, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002987

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472987

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Springhill

  Street or Road Wesley United Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Cunningham, Herbert Scott

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   4. Kind of industry or business Bank

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 33   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Springhill, Cumb. County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Springhill, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father John James Cunningham

13. Maiden name of mother Vera Pearle Scott

14. Birthplace Father Springhill, N>S.   Mother Springhill, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Lochhead, Elspeth Alexander

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 27   20. Religious denomination Church of Scotland

21. Citizenship British   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence 12 Broom Park Ave., Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

24. Place of birth Scotland

25. Name of father Andrew Lochhead

26. Maiden name of mother Mary Wilson  Wallace

27. Birthplace Father Scotland   Mother Scotland


28. Date of marriage June 5 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87770


32. Signature of

Groom Herbert Scott Cunningham

Bride   Elspeth Alexander Lochhead

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Constance Cunningham

Address   Southampton, Nova Scotia

Name Herbert W. Terris ?

Address   Springhill, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman R.G.C. Cunningham

Address Southampton, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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