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William Ralph Nicholson and Edna Mary O'Hearn married on 7 June 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003717

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473717

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Nicholson, William Ralph

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 21   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 158 North St. Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Clarence H. Nicholson

13. Maiden name of mother Evelyn Howe

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full O'Hearn, Edna Mary

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Saleslady   17. Kind of industry or business Shoe Store

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 103 1/2 Preston St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Descousse, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father William John O'Hearn

26. Maiden name of mother Mary Pettipas

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage June 7 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87495


32. Signature of

Groom William Ralph Nicholson

Bride   Edna Mary O'Hearn

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Charles MacIsaac

Address   Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Lucy O'Hearn

Address   Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Gregory Murphy

Address 129 Oxford St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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