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Clifford Frederick Skinner and Althea Lawrence married on 24 December  at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006467

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476467

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Skinner, Clifford Frederick

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Porter   4. Kind of industry or business C.N.Rlwys

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin African

10. Residence 149 Creighton St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Joseph Skinner

13. Maiden name of mother Jessie Downey

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Lawrence, Althea

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin African

23. Residence Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Thomas Willis

26. Maiden name of mother Helen Lawrence

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage December 24   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 80318


32. Signature of

Groom Clifford Frederick Skinner

Bride   Althea Lawrence

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Harold Fraser

Address  

Name Grace Lawrence

Address   Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman W P Oliver

Address 49 Cornwallis St.

Religious denomination Baptist

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