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Willis Robert Magee and Jean Elizabeth Illsley married on 5 August 1947 at Weston, Kings County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004807

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474807

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Kings

  City, Town or Village Weston

  Street or Road Bride’s Home


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Magee, Willis Robert

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Farmer   4. Kind of industry or business Farmer

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 25   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Auburn, Kings County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Allison Elton Magee

13. Maiden name of mother Gertrude Zenoba Ewing

14. Birthplace Father Kings County, Nova Scotia   Mother Kings County, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Illsley, Jean Elizabeth

16. Trade, profession of kind of work School Teacher   17. Kind of industry or business School Teacher

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 20   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Leonard LeRoy Illsley

26. Maiden name of mother Mary Frances MacDonnell

27. Birthplace Father Kings County, Nova Scotia   Mother Shelburne County, Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage August 5 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88280


32. Signature of

Groom Willis Robert Magee

Bride   Jean Elizabeth Illsley

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Douglas Glendon Magee

Address   Auburn, Kings County Nova Scotia

Name Clarice Lina Whitman

Address   Bridgetown. Anna.Co., Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman M. R. Ewing

Address 256 Earmarthen St., Saint John, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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