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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Marriage Certificate

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1904

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Knapp family collection

Overview

printed form with hand-written entries on both sides

Historical information

Marriage Certificate for George Henry Knapp and Ellen Clara Stokes. The ceremony was performed at St James Anglican Church, South Greenough on 10/08/1904 by J.A. Brown. The witnesses were William Knapp and Minnie E. Wilkins.

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0588

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

565 mm

Height or length

240 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Western Australia Certificate of Marriage

Contextual Information

This certificate is a reminder of the union of two people who grew up at South Greenough and were married in their nearest church. It is also important because their wedding photograph is also in this collection (see GMME1047).

Keywords

Place made

Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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Marriage Certificate of Ellen Stokes and George Knapp

Marriage Certificate of Ellen Stokes and George Knapp dated 10/08/1904

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