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Claude Hugh Leadbetter and Dorothy Geddis Merlin married on 18 October 1947 at Springhill, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005543

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475543

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Springhill

  Street or Road 9 McDougall St. Home of Rev J.C. Leadbetter


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Leadbetter, Claude Hugh

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Accounting   4. Kind of industry or business Garage

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 Mechanic St., Springhill

11. Place of birth Springhill, Cumb.Co., Nova Scotia

12. Name of father James Leadbetter

13. Maiden name of mother Elsie M. Carter

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Merlin, Dorothy Geddis

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer   17. Kind of industry or business Unemployment Insurance

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 29   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Mechanic St., Springhill, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Springhill, Cumb.Co., Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Charles Merlin

26. Maiden name of mother Estelle Matheson

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage October 18 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89792


32. Signature of

Groom Claude Hugh Leadbetter

Bride   Dorothy Geddis Merlin

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. Estelle Merlin

Address   Springhill, Nova Scotia

Name John S. Kingar

Address   Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. J. C. Leadbetter

Address McDougall St., Springhill, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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