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Brenton Frank Reid and Merle Odessa Welton married on 16 July 1947 at Kentville, Kings County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003976

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473976

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Kings

  City, Town or Village Kentville

  Street or Road St James Church Main Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Reid, Brenton Frank

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer   4. Kind of industry or business Stock mill

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Canaan, Kings County Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth New Ross, Lunen.Co. Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Brenton Bunysee Reid

13. Maiden name of mother Eliza Hiltz

14. Birthplace Father Billtown, Nova Scotia   Mother New Ross, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Welton, Merle Odessa

16. Trade, profession of kind of work At home   17. Kind of industry or business At home

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 16   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Port Williams, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Casey’s Corner, Kings County Nova Scotia

25. Name of father William Welton

26. Maiden name of mother Frances Loretta Driscoll

27. Birthplace Father North River, Nova Scotia   Mother South Alton, N.S,


28. Date of marriage July 16 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88139


32. Signature of

Groom Brenton Frank Reid

Bride   Merle Odessa Welton

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Adelaide Georgia Reid

Address   Canaan RR#3 Kings County Nova Scotia

Name Willis Burkee Alders

Address   Canaan RR 3# Kings County, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman J. R. Davis

Address Box 248, Kentville, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Church of England

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