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John MacRae Smith and Elizabeth Agnes Burton married on 4 February 1946 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136326

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  136326

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road 213 Union Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Smith, John MacRae

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Merchant Marine   4. Kind of industry or business FirstMate

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 32   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Ingonish Ferry, Vic. County

11. Place of birth Ingonish

12. Name of father Hugh Smith

13. Maiden name of mother Effie MacInnis

14. Birthplace Father St. Anns   Mother St. Anns


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Burton, Elizabeth Agnes

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Merchant Marine Stewardess   17. Kind of industry or business Stewardess

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 29   20. Religious denomination Presbyterian

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Dingwall, Vic. County

24. Place of birth Dingwall

25. Name of father Angus Burton

26. Maiden name of mother Effie Petrie

27. Birthplace Father Dingwall   Mother Dingwall


28. Date of marriage February 4 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 80534


32. Signature of

Groom John MacRae Smith

Bride   Elizabeth Agnes Burton

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Norman Angus MacLeod

Address   322 George St., Sydney

Name Mrs. Christine Yorke

Address   260 Bentinck St.

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

Officiating Clergyman Alexander G. Murray, D.D.

Address 213 Union St., Sydney

Religious denomination Presbyterian

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