Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003930
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473930
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Halifax
City, Town or Village Preston
Street or Road United Baptist Church
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Colley, George Freeman
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer 4. Kind of industry or business
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed 6. Age 37 7. Religious denomination Baptist
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin African
10. Residence Preston, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Preston, Halifax County , Nova Scotia
12. Name of father William Colley
13. Maiden name of mother Rose Taylor
14. Birthplace Father Preston,Hfx.Co., N.S, Mother Preston, Halifax Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Williams, Mary Victoria
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Housework 17. Kind of industry or business
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 30 20. Religious denomination Baptist
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin African
23. Residence Preston, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth Preston, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
25. Name of father Samson Williams
26. Maiden name of mother Ada Victoria Clayton
27. Birthplace Father Preston, Hfx County, Nova Scotia Mother Preston, Hfx County Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage August 19 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88819
32. Signature of
Groom George Freeman Colley
Bride Mary Victoria Williams
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Margaret Downey
Address Westphal, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
Name Keith Williams
Address Preston East P.O.
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman Rev. A. A. Wyse
Address Westphal
Religious denomination Baptist
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