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Robert Boyd McGowan and Avis Winnifred Blackadar married on 18 December 1947 at Digby, Digby County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006398

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476398

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Digby

  City, Town or Village Digby

  Street or Road Mount St. (Parsonage)


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full McGowan, Robert Boyd

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Laborer   4. Kind of industry or business Woodsman

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Victory, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Bear River, Digby County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Norris McGowan

13. Maiden name of mother Grace ISles

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Blackadar, Avis Winnifred

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Housework   17. Kind of industry or business Housemaid

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence Victory, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Bear River, East Anna County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Frank Blackadar

26. Maiden name of mother Pearl Mailing

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage December 18 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 90271


32. Signature of

Groom Robert Boyd McGowan

Bride   Avis Winnifred Blackadar

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. Stuart L. Wiles

Address   Bear River East

Name Mr. Stuart L. Wiles

Address   Bear River East

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

Officiating Clergyman E.C. Churchill

Address Digby, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Baptist

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