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David Ralph Parsons and Elizabeth Gladys Christian married on 7 November 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005948

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475948

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Andrew’s Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Parsons, David Ralph

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Engineering Student   4. Kind of industry or business 3rd year student Dalhousie University

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 28   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Newfoundland   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence P.O. Box 117, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland

11. Place of birth St. Johns, Newfoundland

12. Name of father William  Parsons

13. Maiden name of mother Flora House

14. Birthplace Father Bay Roberts, Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Christian, Elizabeth Gladys

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Passenger Agent   17. Kind of industry or business American Overseas Airlines

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Norwegian

23. Residence 31 Vernon St., Halifax

24. Place of birth St Johns, Newfoundland

25. Name of father Hubert Gordon Christian

26. Maiden name of mother Olive Mary Taylor

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage November 7 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89989


32. Signature of

Groom David Ralph Parsons

Bride   Elizabeth Gladys Christian

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Winnifred B. Moores

Address   Bay Roberts, Nfld

Name Herbert M. Johnson

Address   Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman J. A. MacKeigan

Address Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church

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