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Joseph Leights and Alice Dodge married on 19 June 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003428

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473428

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St George’s Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Leights, Joseph

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Fisherman   4. Kind of industry or business Fish Wholesale

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Nova Scotia, Hfx County, Halifax, 36 Queen St.

11. Place of birth Newfoundland, Fortunes Bay, Belloram

12. Name of father John George Heights

13. Maiden name of mother Ada Backer

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland, Belloram   Mother Newfoundland, Belloram


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Dodge, Alice

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Storekeeper   17. Kind of industry or business V.G. Hospital

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Nova Scotia, Hfx County, Halifax, 36 Queen St.

24. Place of birth Newfoundland, Fortunes Bay, Belloram

25. Name of father John Dodge

26. Maiden name of mother Ursula Savary

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland, English Harbour,East   Mother Newfoundland, Belloram


28. Date of marriage June 19 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87958


32. Signature of

Groom Joseph Leights

Bride   Alice Dodge

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Halter Benjamin Foote

Address   3 Victoria Rd. Halifax Nova Scotia

Name Sarah Margaret Dodge

Address   60 Henry St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman

Address St George’s Rectory 43 Cornwallis St. Halifax Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Church of England

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