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John Alfred Fraser and Edith Cavell Johnstone married on 14 August 1947 at Westville, Pictou County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006661

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476661

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Pictou

  City, Town or Village Westville

  Street or Road North Main Drive


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Fraser, John Alfred

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

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Thorburn, Pictou Co, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Thorburn, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Donald Allan Fraser

13. Maiden name of mother Carrie Tufts MacGillivray

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Johnstone, Edith Cavell

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Retail Grocery

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 27   20. Religious denomination Presbyterian

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence Thorburn, Pictou Co, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Thorburn, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father David Irving Johnstone

26. Maiden name of mother Catherine Marion MacKay

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage August 14 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88767


32. Signature of

Groom John Alfred Fraser

Bride   Edith Cavell Johnstone

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs Fraser Johnstone

Address   Thorburn, Nova Scotia

Name Fraser Johnstone

Address   Thorburn, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Neil M. Raltee

Address St Paul's United Church, Westville, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination The United Church of Canada

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