Registration: Year: 1945 number: 133793
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
REGISTERED No. 133793
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax
BRIDEGROOM
1. PRINT name in full Fennessey, Francis William
2. Trade, profession of kind of work Fisherman Kind of industry or business Coastal Fishing
3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 4. Age 30
5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic 6. Racial origin Irish
7. Residence Tignish, Prince Edward Island
8. Place of birth Tignish, Prince Edward Island
9. Name of father William Fennessey
10. Place of birth of father Prince Edward Island
11. Maiden name of mother Evangeline Perry
12. Can bridegroom read? Yes Write? Yes
BRIDE
13. PRINT name in full Avery, Helen Mabel
14. Trade, profession of kind of work Maid Kind of industry or business Government House
15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 16. Age 20
17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic 18. Racial origin French
19. Residence Government House, Halifax, Nova Scotia
20. Place of birth Larry's River, Nova Scotia
21. Name of father Peter Avery
22. Place of birth of father Larry's River, Nova Scotia
23. Maiden name of mother Marie Pellerine
24. Can bride read? Yes Write? Yes
25. When married 5 day of September 1945
26. Place of marriage St. Mary's Cathedral Halifax, Halifax County
27. By license or banns Banns
28. Signature of
Groom Francis William Fennessey
Bride Helen Mabel Avery
29. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Maurice Richard
Address 182 Grafton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Name Anita Avery
Address T. B. Hospital
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman T. Carroll
Address St. Mary's Cathedral Rectory, Halifax
Religious denomination Roman Catholic
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