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John Blake Waddell and Amy May Giffen married on 10 December 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006372

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476372

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road Christian Church North St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Waddell, John Blake

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Farmer   4. Kind of industry or business Farming

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Nanton, Alberta

11. Place of birth Nanton, Alberta

12. Name of father Thomas Gordon  Waddell

13. Maiden name of mother Dorothy Elizabeth  Gates

14. Birthplace Father Peterborough, Ontario   Mother Suffolk, England


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Giffen, Amy May

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer   17. Kind of industry or business Lumber Office

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 22   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence 259 1/2 Creighton St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Truro, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Halts Rutledge Giffen

26. Maiden name of mother Lottie Magnetta Bezanson

27. Birthplace Father Guysboro County, Nova Scotia   Mother Chester, Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage December 10 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 90291


32. Signature of

Groom John Blake Waddell

Bride   Amy May Giffen

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Stuart N. Giffen

Address   259 1/2 Creighton St., Halifax

Name Jean E Blockman

Address   35 Willow St., Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman Fred

Address General Trust Building, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Disciples of Christ

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