Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003770
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473770
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Colchester
City, Town or Village Truro
Street or Road 216 West Prince Street
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Dorrington, Murray Archibald
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labour 4. Kind of industry or business Lawn & garden decorater
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 31 7. Religious denomination Baptist
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin African
10. Residence 216 Prince St., Truro, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Truro, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father William Dorrington
13. Maiden name of mother Mable Merrtis
14. Birthplace Father Guysboro, Nova Scotia Mother Truro, Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Williams, Alice Jean
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Domestic 17. Kind of industry or business Waitress
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 25 20. Religious denomination Baptist
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin African
23. Residence 216 Prince St., Truro, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth Truro, Nova Scotia
25. Name of father Oscar Williams
26. Maiden name of mother Ethel Sheppard
27. Birthplace Father Shelburn, Nova Scotia Mother Truro, Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage June 13 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87682
32. Signature of
Groom Murray Archibald Dorrington
Bride Alice Jean Williams
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Mario Hines
Address U.S. Navy
Name Mrs Henrietta Hines
Address 216 Prince St., Truro Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman Albert Wm. Thompsom
Address No., 1 Centre Avenue, Truro, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Baptist
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