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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