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Douglas Earl Rockola and Geraldine Caroline Richards married on 18 June 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003440

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473440

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Agnes Glebe, Mumford Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Rockola, Douglas Earl

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   4. Kind of industry or business Automobile

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Dutch

10. Residence 101 Duncan St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father John Edison Rockola

13. Maiden name of mother Maude Wilhemina Warnell

14. Birthplace Father Manitoba (Virden)   Mother Nova Scotia, Jeddore


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Richards, Geraldine Caroline

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Simpson's Mail Ord.

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 25   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence 154 Connolly St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Summerside, Prince Edward Island

25. Name of father Jasper Richards

26. Maiden name of mother Susan Gallant

27. Birthplace Father Prince Edward Island, Summerside   Mother Prince Edward Island (Tignish)


28. Date of marriage June 18 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87763


32. Signature of

Groom Douglas Earl Rockola

Bride   Geraldine Caroline Richards

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Lawrence W. Edgar

Address   26 Lawrence Street

Name Bertha May Richards

Address   22 Vernon St.

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

Officiating Clergyman Louis L. Graham

Address St. Agnes Rectory, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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