Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003230
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473230
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Pictou
City, Town or Village Pictou
Street or Road St James Church
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Liggins, Allan Arthur
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Brick-Layer 4. Kind of industry or business
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 21 7. Religious denomination Church of England
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin English
10. Residence Purcells Cove Halifax County, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Halifax Halifa x County, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father Alfred Liggins
13. Maiden name of mother Violet Purcell
14. Birthplace Father England Mother Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Josey, Viola Thressa
16. Trade, profession of kind of work At home 17. Kind of industry or business
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 27 20. Religious denomination Church of England
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin English
23. Residence Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth Magdalen Islands P. Que
25. Name of father William Josey
26. Maiden name of mother Arvilla Welsh
27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Quebec
28. Date of marriage June 28 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88159
32. Signature of
Groom Allan Arthur Liggins
Bride Viola Thressa Josey
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Harley S. Josey
Address Pictou Nova Scotia
Name Ella DeCoste
Address Pictou Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman L.R. Bent
Address Pictou, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Church of England
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