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William Douglas Fraser and Blanche May Richards married on 27 June 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003458

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473458

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Fraser, William Douglas

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Radio Engineer   4. Kind of industry or business Cape BretonC.

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 27   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 115 Windsor St. Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Westville, Pictou County Nova Scotia

12. Name of father James Karvey Fraser

13. Maiden name of mother Florence MacPhee

14. Birthplace Father Hopewell, Pictou County Nova Scotia   Mother Hopewell Pictou County Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Richards, Blanche May

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Dept Store Saleslady   17. Kind of industry or business Wood Bros

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 22   20. Religious denomination Church of England

21. Citizenship Newfoundland   22. Racial origin Welsh

23. Residence 10 Duncan St, Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland

25. Name of father John Richards

26. Maiden name of mother Nina Josey

27. Birthplace Father Isle au Morte, Newfoundland   Mother Spry Harbor, Halifax County, Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage June 27 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88154


32. Signature of

Groom William Douglas Fraser

Bride   Blanche May Richards

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name W. R. MacLeod

Address   6 Pepperell St.

Name D E Snow

Address   72 North St

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

Officiating Clergyman Edward Morris

Address

Religious denomination Church of England

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