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Allan Lowell Brown and Avis Melinda Cox married on 21 July 1947 at Bear River, Digby County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003707

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473707

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Digby

  City, Town or Village Bear River

  Street or Road Baptist Parsonage


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Brown, Allan Lowell

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer   4. Kind of industry or business Coal Mines

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Grey St. Springhill, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Everett Charles Brown

13. Maiden name of mother Alva Harroun

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Cox, Avis Melinda

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Bookkeeper   17. Kind of industry or business Garage

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 23   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Herrett Rd. Springhill, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Alfred William Cox

26. Maiden name of mother Melinda Una Atkinson

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage July 21 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88111


32. Signature of

Groom Allan Lowell Brown

Bride   Avis Melinda Cox

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs Everett Brown

Address   Springhill, Nova Scotia

Name Everett C. Brown

Address   Springhill Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman G.D. Brydon

Address Bear River, Digby County Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Baptist

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