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Austin M. Atwell and Williamina MacKay married on 8 July 1947 at Wolfville, Kings County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003978

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473978

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Kings

  City, Town or Village Wolfville

  Street or Road 4 Seaview Ave.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Atwell, Austin M.

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Carpenter   4. Kind of industry or business Brookfields Construction Canning Cold Storage

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Divorced   6. Age 46   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish -English

10. Residence Colebrook Station, Kings County Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Lower Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father William Atwell

13. Maiden name of mother Ella Hardaker

14. Birthplace Father Melanson, Kings County, Nova Scotia   Mother Sheffield’s Mills Kings County Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full MacKay, Williamina

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Cook   17. Kind of industry or business Nursing Home Scotland

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 35   20. Religious denomination Church of Scotland

21. Citizenship British   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Lower Wolfville Nova Scotia c/o Mrs Joseph MacLaughlin

24. Place of birth Alness, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

25. Name of father Kenneth MacKay

26. Maiden name of mother Jessie Kellow

27. Birthplace Father Stratherrick, Invernessshire   Mother Ardersier, Invernessshire


28. Date of marriage July 8 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88137


32. Signature of

Groom Austin M. Atwell

Bride   Williamina MacKay

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Stella Schofield

Address   146 Spring St., W Roxbury, Mass

Name Leslie Best

Address   Wolfville, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman George M. MacLean

Address 4 Seaview Ave., Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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