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Edgar Lilly and Cora Beatrice Matthews married on 24 September 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005140

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475140

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Marks Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Lilly, Edgar

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed   6. Age 27   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 37 Gerrish St. Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Newfoundland

12. Name of father George  Lilly

13. Maiden name of mother Charlotte Strickland

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Matthews, Cora Beatrice

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Laundress   17. Kind of industry or business Laundry

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 37 Gerris St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Newfoundland

25. Name of father Archibald  Matthews

26. Maiden name of mother Dinah Stuart

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage September 24 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89377


32. Signature of

Groom Edgar Lilly

Bride   Cora Beatrice Matthews

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Pauline Sarah Shane

Address   123 Cunard St., Halifax

Name Herbert Lilly

Address   20 Clifton St., Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman W. W. Clarkson

Address 87 Russell St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Church of England

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