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George Franklyn Handspiker and Shirley Lorraine Cleaves married on 15 November 1947 at Digby, Digby County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005970

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475970

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Digby

  City, Town or Village Digby

  Street or Road United Church Parsonage Prince William Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Handspiker, George Franklyn

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Truck Driver   4. Kind of industry or business

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 19   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Mt. Pleasant, Digby County

11. Place of birth Mt. Pleasant, Digby County

12. Name of father Frank Handspiker

13. Maiden name of mother Margaret Louise Nailing

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Cleaves, Shirley Lorraine

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Anglican

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County

24. Place of birth Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County

25. Name of father George Harris  Cleaves

26. Maiden name of mother Bessie Margaret Rawding

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Mass. USA


28. Date of marriage November 15 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89559


32. Signature of

Groom George Franklyn Handspiker

Bride   Shirley Lorraine Cleaves

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name William Samuel Hersey

Address   Culloden

Name Ruby Violet Hutchins

Address   Rossway

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

Officiating Clergyman Thomas W. Hodgson

Address Digby, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination The United Church of Canada

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