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Wilbert Carter Vance and Mary Eileen Rebecca Long married on 27 June 1947 at Truro, Colchester County

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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