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George Cain Thorne and Edna Winnifred Hill married on 16 June 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003762

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473762

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road Quinpool Rd & Preston St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Thorne, George Cain

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Divorced   6. Age 42   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 17 Grafton St. Halifax N.S

11. Place of birth Newfoundland

12. Name of father John Thorne

13. Maiden name of mother Suzanna King

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Hill, Edna Winnifred

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Divorced   19. Age 46   20. Religious denomination Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 17 Grafton St. Halifax, N.S

24. Place of birth Quoddy, Halifax County Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Colin Stuart

26. Maiden name of mother Clara Smith

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage June 16 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87796


32. Signature of

Groom George Cain Thorne

Bride   Edna Winnifred Hill

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Corinne Farnswatch

Address   227 Quinpool Rd

Name F. Thorne

Address   73 West St

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

Officiating Clergyman Gordon S. Vincent

Address 154 Preston St. Halifax

Religious denomination Baptist

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