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Gerald O'Brien and Vivian Mary Walby married on 27 August 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003944

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473944

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road 42 Windsor Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full O'Brien, Gerald

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Attendant   4. Kind of industry or business Service Station

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced divorced   6. Age 37   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 120 Agricola Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father William O'Brien

13. Maiden name of mother Maude Mitchell

14. Birthplace Father England   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Walby, Vivian Mary

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Secretary   17. Kind of industry or business Solicitor's Office

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 29   20. Religious denomination Church of England

21. Citizenship English   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 120 Agricola Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England

25. Name of father Thomas Walby

26. Maiden name of mother Ethel Harding

27. Birthplace Father England   Mother England


28. Date of marriage August 27 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89059


32. Signature of

Groom Gerald O'Brien

Bride   Vivian Mary Walby

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Leo C. Ellis

Address   120 Agricola Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Geraldine Ellis

Address   120 Agricola Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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 Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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