Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003667
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473667
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Halifax
City, Town or Village Halifax
Street or Road St Mary’s Glebe
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Quinn, John Patrick
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Salesman 4. Kind of industry or business Paper Prod.
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 33 7. Religious denomination Catholic
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin White Irish
10. Residence 74 Coburg Rd. Hfx. Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Halifax Nova Scotia
12. Name of father John Joseph Quinn
13. Maiden name of mother Jennie O’Brien
14. Birthplace Father Halifax Nova Scotia Mother Halifax Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Colwell, Joan Iversen
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Office Clerk 17. Kind of industry or business Hardware
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 20 20. Religious denomination Church of England
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin White English
23. Residence 74 Coburg Road Hfx. N.S
24. Place of birth Halifax Nova Scotia
25. Name of father George Franklin Colwell
26. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Idella Greenough
27. Birthplace Father Halifax Nova Scotia Mother Halifax Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage July 10 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88331
32. Signature of
Groom John Patrick Quinn
Bride Joan Iversen Colwell
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Helen E. Quinn
Address 74 Coburg Rd.
Name WJ Brackett
Address 92 Vernon Rd.
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman Richard Murphy
Address St Mary’s Cathedral
Religious denomination Catholic
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