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Byard Merlin Wilson and Jean Fraser Hutchings married on 29 September 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005162

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475162

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Wilson, Byard Merlin

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Freight Handler   4. Kind of industry or business Canadian Pacific Railway

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Divorced   6. Age 33   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Lorneville, St. John, New Brunswick

11. Place of birth St. John, New Brunswick

12. Name of father James William Wilson

13. Maiden name of mother Alice Ferguson

14. Birthplace Father New Brunswick   Mother New Brunswick


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Hutchings, Jean Fraser

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Student Nurse   17. Kind of industry or business Hospital Duty

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 31   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Provincial Mental Hospital, St. John, New Brunswick

24. Place of birth Midland, Kings County, New Brunswick

25. Name of father John Joseph Hutchings

26. Maiden name of mother Alice Roberts

27. Birthplace Father New Brunswick   Mother Quebec


28. Date of marriage September 29 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89640


32. Signature of

Groom Byard Merlin Wilson

Bride   Jean Fraser Hutchings

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. Mabel C. Spence

Address   106 Morris Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name William Osborne

Address   Kline Heights, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Norman N. Slaughter

Address 87 Inglis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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