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Roderick James Chell and Lois Davida Rushton married on 14 October 1947 at Springhill, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005270

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475270

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Springhill

  Street or Road Wesley United Manse Main St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Chell, Roderick James

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Surveyor   4. Kind of industry or business Coal Mining

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 21   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Victoria St., Springhill, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Springhill, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father James Chell

13. Maiden name of mother Anne Wesselby

14. Birthplace Father England   Mother England


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Rushton, Lois Davida

16. Trade, profession of kind of work None   17. Kind of industry or business Staying with sister

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Chapel St., Springhill, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Amherst, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Lloyd Rushton

26. Maiden name of mother Minnie Gorvett

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage October 14 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89789


32. Signature of

Groom Roderick James Chell

Bride   Lois Davida Rushton

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Phyllis Marie Rushton

Address   Springhill, Nova Scotia

Name James Garfield Gallagher

Address   Springhill, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman H. I. Cornall

Address Springhill

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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