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John Leo Brown and Rose Serwatka married on 31 October 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006256

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476256

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Mary’s Cathedral


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Brown, John Leo

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Soldier   4. Kind of industry or business Signalman

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 6 Bauer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Harry Ed. Brown

13. Maiden name of mother Catherine  MacDonald

14. Birthplace Father Halifax, Nova Scotia   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Serwatka, Rose

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Switchboard Operator   17. Kind of industry or business Army

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 26   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Austrian

23. Residence 126 Windsor St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Glaslyn, Sask.

25. Name of father Dmytro Serwatka

26. Maiden name of mother Ksenka Kucziw

27. Birthplace Father Austria   Mother Austria


28. Date of marriage October 31 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom John Leo Brown

Bride   Rose Serwatka

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Darrell E. Jones

Address   50 Henry St.

Name P. R. Amirault

Address   305 Barrington St.

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

Officiating Clergyman James M. Hayes

Address St Mary’s Cathedral, Halifax

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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