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Charles Vincent Purcell and Mary Josephine Gilles married on 2 June 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003086

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473086

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road 311 Brunswick St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Purcell, Charles Vincent

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Chauffeur   4. Kind of industry or business Coca Cola

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 35   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 353 South St., Halifax Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Halifax Nova Scotia

12. Name of father John F. Purcell

13. Maiden name of mother Eva Sullivan

14. Birthplace Father Halifax Nova Scotia   Mother Herring Cove Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Gilles, Mary Josephine

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer   17. Kind of industry or business Law Firm McLellan

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence 74 Main St, Truro Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Halifax Nova Scotia

25. Name of father James Gillis

26. Maiden name of mother Lilian Chambers

27. Birthplace Father Cape Breton   Mother Halifax Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage June 2 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Charles Vincent Purcell

Bride   Mary Josephine Gilles

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Frederick Joseph Purcell

Address   353 North St.

Name Elizabeth A Gillis

Address   74 Main St Truro

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

Officiating Clergyman Cyril J Martin

Address 311 Brunswick St.

Religious denomination Catholic

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