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Sydney Birch and Mary Elizabeth Gallant married on 25 August 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003937

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473937

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road 42 Windsor Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Birch, Sydney

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed   6. Age 53   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Summerside Prince Edward Island

11. Place of birth Southwest Lot16, Prince County Prince Edward Island

12. Name of father James Birch

13. Maiden name of mother Annie Pendleton

14. Birthplace Father Prince Edward Island   Mother Prince Edward Island


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Gallant, Mary Elizabeth

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Factory Worker   17. Kind of industry or business Candy Factory

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence Summerside Prince Edward Island

24. Place of birth Summerside Prince Edward Island

25. Name of father  Unknown

26. Maiden name of mother Miss Agnes Gallant

27. Birthplace Father   Mother Prince Edward Island


28. Date of marriage August 25 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89077


32. Signature of

Groom Sydney Birch

Bride   Mary Elizabeth Gallant

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name T. L. McDonald

Address   144 Grafton St. Hfx.

Name Jennie McDonald

Address   144 Grafton St. Hfx.

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

Officiating Clergyman John. J. E. Ball

Address 42 Windsor St. Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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