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Bartley Murdock Slater and Jean Gladys Custance married on 28 August 1947 at Truro, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004612

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474612

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Truro

  Street or Road 147 Outram Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Slater, Bartley Murdock

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Wool Carder   4. Kind of industry or business Lewis Ltd.

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 36 Elm Street, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth West Roachvale, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Howard Slater

13. Maiden name of mother Nellie O'Hara

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Custance, Jean Gladys

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   17. Kind of industry or business Restaurant

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 18   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence 36 Elm Street, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Upper Nine Mile River, Hants County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Wilber Custance

26. Maiden name of mother Ruby Corbett

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage August 28 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89141


32. Signature of

Groom Bartley Murdock Slater

Bride   Jean Gladys Custance

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Gertie Thelma Custance

Address   83 Queen Street, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

Name George Gillis Gourley

Address   Stewiacke, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman C. E. Gordan

Address 147 Outram Street, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church

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