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Shinley Keith Russell and Florence Ada Mercer married on 9 October 1947 at Wolfville, Kings County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005496

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475496

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Kings

  City, Town or Village Wolfville

  Street or Road 4 Seaview Ave.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Russell, Shinley Keith

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Painter   4. Kind of industry or business Painting

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Oakdene Ave., Kentville, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Kentville, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Frank Earl Russell

13. Maiden name of mother Lillian Vidits

14. Birthplace Father East Lawrencetown Nova Scotia   Mother Kentville, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Mercer, Florence Ada

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Nurse in training   17. Kind of industry or business Kentville Sanatorium

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Kentville Sanatorium, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Burgeo, Newfoundland

25. Name of father Edwin Thomas Mercer

26. Maiden name of mother Dora Lillian  Guy

27. Birthplace Father Whitburn, Nfld.   Mother Burgeo, Nfld.


28. Date of marriage October 9 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89595


32. Signature of

Groom Shinley Keith Russell

Bride   Florence Ada Mercer

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. Rose Bennett

Address   49 Chappell, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Name Mr. Phil LeBlanc

Address   49 Chappell St., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman George M. MacLean

Address 4 Seaview Ave., Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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