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Hedley Atholl Stewart and Elizabeth Christena Black married on 23 September 1947 at Nappan, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005171

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475171

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Nappan

  Street or Road Manse Nappan


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Stewart, Hedley Atholl

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 33   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence R.R.1. Collingwood, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Nova Scotia, Cumb County, Williamsdale

12. Name of father Alvord Stewart

13. Maiden name of mother Kalie Purdy

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Black, Elizabeth Christena

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Office Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Eatons Department Store

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence R.R.6. Amherst, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Nova Scotia, Cumb County, Nappan

25. Name of father Douglas C. Black

26. Maiden name of mother Josephine Ella Purdy

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage September 23 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89317


32. Signature of

Groom Hedley Atholl Stewart

Bride   Elizabeth Christena Black

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Douglas B. Stewart

Address   R.R.1. Collingwood, Nova Scotia

Name Ida G. Black

Address   R.R.6. Amherst, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman A.D. MacDonald

Address Nappan Sta., Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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