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Eldred Charles Hafford and Rita Jean Penny married on 5 June 1946 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 137501

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  137501

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road 928 Victoria Road, Whitney Pier


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Hafford, Eldred Charles

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Oiler   4. Kind of industry or business Steamship oiler

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 21   7. Religious denomination Salvation Army

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Newfoundland Irish

10. Residence 202 Roberta Street, Sydney

11. Place of birth Sydney

12. Name of father Eldred Hefford

13. Maiden name of mother Margareth 

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Ireland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Penny, Rita Jean

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Housemaid   17. Kind of industry or business Housework

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

21. Citizenship Newfoundland   22. Racial origin Newfoundland

23. Residence 180 Falmouth Street, Sydney

24. Place of birth Corner Brook, Newfoundland

25. Name of father Pierce Penny

26. Maiden name of mother Mildred Green

27. Birthplace Father Springdale, Newfoundland   Mother Winton, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage June 5 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 81851


32. Signature of

Groom Eldred Charles Hafford

Bride   Rita Jean Penny

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs Douglas Armstrong

Address   49 Harrison Ave., Sydney

Name Douglas Armstrong

Address   49 Harrison Ave., Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman Andrew Pedersen, Major

Address 928 Victoria Road, Sydney

Religious denomination Salvation Army

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