Registration: Year: 1945 number: 13187
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
REGISTERED No. 13187
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Cape Breton in City or Town Sydney
BRIDEGROOM
1. PRINT name in full Costello, William Joseph
2. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer Kind of industry or business Steel
3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 4. Age 19
5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic 6. Racial origin Irish
7. Residence 188 Gatacre Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia
8. Place of birth Avondale, Conception Bay, Newfoundland
9. Name of father Joseph Costello
10. Place of birth of father Conception Bay, Newfoundland
11. Maiden name of mother Catherine Nolan
12. Can bridegroom read? Yes Write? Yes
BRIDE
13. PRINT name in full Keough, Rita Ellenor
14. Trade, profession of kind of work at home Kind of industry or business at home
15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 16. Age 22
17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic 18. Racial origin Irish
19. Residence 196 Gatacre Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia
20. Place of birth Sydney, Nova Scotia
21. Name of father Andrew Keough
22. Place of birth of father Kings Cove, Newfoundland
23. Maiden name of mother Mary McRae
24. Can bride read? Yes Write? Yes
25. When married 24 day of April 1945
26. Place of marriage Holy Redeemer Church Sydney, Cape Breton County
27. By license or banns Banns
28. Signature of
Groom William Joseph Costello
Bride Rita Ellenor Keough
29. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Michael Joseph Fitzgerald
Address 188 Gatacre Street, Sydney
Name Mary Elizabeth Keough
Address 196 Gatacre Street, Sydney
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman Richard Laffin
Address 80 James Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Roman Catholic
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