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John Lorraine Bent and Jean Hinton Rackham married on 23 August 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County
Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003938
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473938
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Halifax
City, Town or Village Halifax
Street or Road St. Matthews United Church
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Bent, John Lorraine
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Engineer 4. Kind of industry or business Diesel Engines
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 30 7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin English
10. Residence Halifax 95 Rector St
11. Place of birth West Dublin, Lunenburg Co
12. Name of father John Willard Bent
13. Maiden name of mother Muriel M. Sponagle
14. Birthplace Father Anna County Nova Scotia Mother Lun. County, Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Rackham, Jean Hinton
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer 17. Kind of industry or business Office
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 27 20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin English
23. Residence Halifax Nova Scotia 95 Rector
24. Place of birth Rose Bay, Lun. County, Nova Scotia
25. Name of father William Harry Rackham
26. Maiden name of mother Florence Verne Sponagle
27. Birthplace Father England Mother Lun. County, Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage August 23 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89075
32. Signature of
Groom John Lorraine Bent
Bride Jean Hinton Rackham
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Paul R. Robhan
Address 83 College St. Halifax, Nova Scotia
Name Harry S. Bent
Address 5 Merson Ave. Halifax, Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman W. Henry Rackham
Address Fairview, Halifax Co
Religious denomination United Church of Canada
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