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James Henry Pettigrew and Ellen Doreen Cooke married on 27 November 1947 at Amherst, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006643

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476643

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Amherst

  Street or Road Albion St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Pettigrew, James Henry

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Amherst, 22 Dundonald St.

11. Place of birth Amherst

12. Name of father James Bowles

13. Maiden name of mother Dorothy  Pettigrew

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


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Cooke, Ellen Doreen

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 17   20. Religious denomination Pentecostal

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Amherst, 7 Poplar St.

24. Place of birth Verdin, Que

25. Name of father John Cecil Cooke

26. Maiden name of mother Edna Cooke

27. Birthplace Father Kentville, Nova Scotia   Mother Amherst


28. Date of marriage November 27 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89842


32. Signature of

Groom James Henry Pettigrew

Bride   Ellen Doreen Cooke

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Douglas Cook

Address   7 Poplar St.

Name Audrey Thomas

Address   4 Poplar St.

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

Officiating Clergyman E. J. Spurrell

Address 1 Albion St., Amherst

Religious denomination Pentecostal

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