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George Henry Oliver and Verna Jean MacDonald married on 15 December 1947 at Thorburn, Pictou County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006549

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476549

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Pictou

  City, Town or Village Thorburn

  Street or Road At the home of Michael F. Keiley


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Oliver, George Henry

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Coal   4. Kind of industry or business Acadia Coal County

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 33   7. Religious denomination Salvation Army

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Thorburn

11. Place of birth Trenton

12. Name of father John Robert Oliver

13. Maiden name of mother Landie Lyons

14. Birthplace Father Delaware, Texas, USA   Mother Londonderry, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full MacDonald, Verna Jean

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence Thorburn

24. Place of birth Thorburn

25. Name of father John William MacDonald

26. Maiden name of mother Margaret W. MacKenzie

27. Birthplace Father Thorburn   Mother Glace Bay


28. Date of marriage December 15 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 90263


32. Signature of

Groom George Henry Oliver

Bride   Verna Jean MacDonald

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. Michael F. Kieley

Address   Thorburn

Name Michael H. Kieley

Address   Throburn

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

Officiating Clergyman Rod MacLeod

Address Thorburn

Religious denomination Presbyterian

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