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Edward Russell Bowers and Jane Hillier married on 8 December 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006375

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476375

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road 360 Barrington St


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Bowers, Edward Russell

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Mechanic   4. Kind of industry or business Market Motors, Halifax

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 27   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English-Scottish

10. Residence 58 Queen St. Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Edward Thomas  Bowers

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Isabel McKenzie

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Hillier, Jane

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   17. Kind of industry or business Rendezvous Cafe, Halifax, Nova Scotia

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 23   20. Religious denomination Anglican

21. Citizenship British   22. Racial origin French-Irish

23. Residence 96 Morris St. Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Brunette, Newfoundland

25. Name of father Eli Hillier

26. Maiden name of mother Belle Anne Flander

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage December 8 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 90166


32. Signature of

Groom Edward Russell Bowers

Bride   Jane Hillier

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name James Duncan McKenzie

Address   Port Wallis Halifax County

Name Helen Marie MacKenzie

Address   Port Wallis, Halifax co.

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

Officiating Clergyman Joseph E. Mills

Address St. Mary's Cathedral, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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