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John Knox Wilson and Helen Mae Wright married on 22 November 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006172

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476172

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road Chapel of HMCS Stadacona


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Wilson, John Knox

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Air Radio Mechanic   4. Kind of industry or business RCN

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish-English

10. Residence Stony Mountain, Manitoba

11. Place of birth Stony Mountain, Manitoba

12. Name of father John Samuel Wilson

13. Maiden name of mother Mabel Dudwell

14. Birthplace Father Edinburgh, Scotland   Mother Wolverhampton, England


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Wright, Helen Mae

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Retail Sales

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 23   20. Religious denomination Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English-French

23. Residence 32 Star Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Fairview, Halifax, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Joseph Wright

26. Maiden name of mother Mabel Boutilier

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage November 22 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 90136


32. Signature of

Groom John Knox Wilson

Bride   Helen Mae Wright

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Marjorie Garland

Address   388 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Douglas Francis ??

Address   HMCS Stadacona

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

Officiating Clergyman J. Edwards

Address HMCS Stadacona, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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