Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003282
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473282
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Colchester
City, Town or Village Truro
Street or Road 108 Young Street
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Vance, Wilbert Carter
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk 4. Kind of industry or business Railroad
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 21 7. Religious denomination Baptist
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin Scottish
10. Residence Debert, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Glengarry, Pictou Co, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father Elbert Vance
13. Maiden name of mother Olive Earls
14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Bermuda
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Long, Mary Eileen Rebecca
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Operator 17. Kind of industry or business Salt Mine
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 23 20. Religious denomination Church of England
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin English
23. Residence Maccan, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth Maccan, Nova Scotia
25. Name of father Elwin Long
26. Maiden name of mother Clara Brown
27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage June 27 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87861
32. Signature of
Groom Wilbert Carter Vance
Bride Mary Eileen Rebecca Long
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name —- R Vance
Address Debert Nova Scotia
Name
Address Debert Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman
Address Box 370 Truro Nova Scotia
Religious denomination The Peoples Church Truro Nova Scotia
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