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John Nelson Purdy and Georgie Maureen Dickson married on 18 October 1947 at Bass River, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005215

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475215

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Bass River

  Street or Road The Baptist Parsonage


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Purdy, John Nelson

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Great Village, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Londonderry, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father John Purdy

13. Maiden name of mother Loie Nelson

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Dickson, Georgie Maureen

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence Bass River Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Bass River Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Arnold Dickson

26. Maiden name of mother Myrtle Corbett

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage October 18 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87337


32. Signature of

Groom John Nelson Purdy

Bride   Georgie Maureen Dickson

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Nellie M. Dickson

Address   Bass River, Col.Co., Nova Scotia

Name C. Winnifred Nelson

Address   Great Village, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. J. K. Banks

Address Bass River, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Baptist

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