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Lester Fred Wilniff and Evelyn Van Tassell married on 18 August 1947 at Digby, Digby County
Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004434
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19474434
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Digby
City, Town or Village Digby
Street or Road St Patrick‘S Queen St.
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Wilniff, Lester Fred
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Fisherman 4. Kind of industry or business Offshore
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed 6. Age 42 7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin Dutch
10. Residence Digby, Digby County, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Stonehurst, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father Josiah Wilniff
13. Maiden name of mother Ethel Whynot
14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Van Tassell, Evelyn
16. Trade, profession of kind of work 17. Kind of industry or business At home
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Widowed 19. Age 43 20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin English
23. Residence Digby, Digby County Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth Culloden, Digby County, Nova Scotia
25. Name of father Alexander Ross
26. Maiden name of mother Eulalie O’Connor
27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage August 18 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88116
32. Signature of
Groom Lester Fred Wilniff
Bride Evelyn Van Tassell
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Mrs Lorna Hersey
Address Digby, Nova Scotia
Name Harvey …….
Address Digby Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman J. Leo Day
Address St. Patrick’s. Glebe. Digby Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Catholic
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