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Thomas Cleary and Clara Jeanette Downey married on 12 June 1945 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 131757

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131757

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Cleary, Thomas

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Farmer   Kind of industry or business Farming

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 28

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin Irish

7. Residence Guysborough Intervale NS

8. Place of birth Guysborough Intervale NS

9. Name of father Thomas Cleary

10. Place of birth of father North Riverside Guysborough County

11. Maiden name of mother Catherine  Connolly

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Downey, Clara Jeanette

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   Kind of industry or business Hotel work

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 20

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin Irish

19. Residence 76 Spring Garden Road, Halifax NS

20. Place of birth Lynn Mass., USA

21. Name of father Hugh Vincent  Downey

22. Place of birth of father Roman Valley, Guysborough County

23. Maiden name of mother Christina Rogers

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 12 day of June 1945

26. Place of marriage St. Mary’s Cathedral  Halifax, Halifax County

27. By license or banns Banns

28. Signature of

Groom Thomas Cleary

Bride   Clara Jeanette Downey

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name John Donald Seeles

Address  N 01 Staff House, Halifax NS

Name Ethel Elizabeth Cleary

Address  13 Maynard St., Halifax NS

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

Officiating Clergyman John Thomas Quinn

Address St Mary’s Cathedral, Halifax NS

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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