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William Edward Colwell and Clara Annie Wood married on 10 November 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006527

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476527

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road 154 Preston Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Colwell, William Edward

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 18   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 165 Henry Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father George Franklyn Colewell

13. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Idella Greenough

14. Birthplace Father Halifax, Nova Scotia   Mother Halifax, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Wood, Clara Annie

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence River Hebert, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Line 23, River Hebert, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Henry Wood

26. Maiden name of mother Mabel Jowett

27. Birthplace Father Nappan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia   Mother Castleford, England


28. Date of marriage November 10 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 91169


32. Signature of

Groom William Edward Colwell

Bride   Clara Annie Wood

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Miss. Joyce Comeau

Address   Westmount, North Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

Name Mr. John Fretts

Address   101 Scott Road, Toronto, Ontario

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

Officiating Clergyman Gordon S. Vincent

Address 154 Preston Street

Religious denomination Baptist

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