Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003515
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473515
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Kings
City, Town or Village Waterville
Street or Road United Church Manse
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Ward, Elbert Illsley
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Farmer 4. Kind of industry or business Mix of Farming
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 23 7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin English
10. Residence Centreville, Kings County, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Centreville, Kings County, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father Morton Ward
13. Maiden name of mother Evelyn Jess
14. Birthplace Father Lakeville, Nova Scotia Mother Lakeville, Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Morton, Helen Grace
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Domestic 17. Kind of industry or business At Home
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 18 20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin English
23. Residence Woodville, Kings County, Noa Scotia
24. Place of birth Woodville, Kings County, Nova Scotia
25. Name of father Douglas Morton
26. Maiden name of mother Ruth Portor
27. Birthplace Father Lakeville, Nova Scotia Mother Lakeville, Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage July 3 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87999
32. Signature of
Groom Elbert Illsley Ward
Bride Helen Grace Morton
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Flora Ward
Address Centreville, Kings County, Nova Scotia
Name Harry Morton
Address Waterville, Kings County, Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman A. D. MacKinnon
Address Waterville, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination United Church of Canada
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