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John Wilfrid McGrath and Claire Josephine Duggan married on 27 May 1946 at Antigonish, Antigonish County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 137513

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  137513

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Antigonish

  City, Town or Village Antigonish

  Street or Road St. Ninian's Cathedral


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full McGrath, John Wilfrid

3. Trade, profession of kind of work WholeSale Merchant   4. Kind of industry or business Commercial

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 50   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship British   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence St. John's, Newfoundland

11. Place of birth Newfoundland

12. Name of father Bernard McGrath

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Anne Devine

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Duggan, Claire Josephine

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Nurse   17. Kind of industry or business Nursing

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 31   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship British   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence St. John's, Newfoundland

24. Place of birth Newfoundland

25. Name of father Timothy Patrick Duggan

26. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Anne Houlihan

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage May 27 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom John Wilfrid McGrath

Bride   Claire Josephine Duggan

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Ann MacGillivray

Address   Lannot ?

Name Mary C. Gate

Address   St. Andrew's

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

Officiating Clergyman D.E. MacDonald

Address St. Ninian's Cathedral, Antigonish

Religious denomination Catholic

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