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Stewart Eugene Doncaster and Rita Mary Shanahan married on 24 May 1946 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 137568

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  137568

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road 217 George St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Doncaster, Stewart Eugene

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Millwrights helper   4. Kind of industry or business Building trade

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish Scottish

10. Residence 160 Alexandra St., Sydney

11. Place of birth Sydney

12. Name of father Eugene Doncaster

13. Maiden name of mother Catherine MacDonald

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Shanahan, Rita Mary

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Grocery Store

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 174 South Bentinck St., Sydney

24. Place of birth St. Peters, Richmond County

25. Name of father Augustus Shanahan

26. Maiden name of mother Blanche Coffey

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 24 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 81843


32. Signature of

Groom Stewart Eugene Doncaster

Bride   Rita Mary Shanahan

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Daniel F Coffie

Address   17 Campbell St., Sydney

Name Angela Shortt

Address   546 Alexandra St., Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman Allan A. MacDonald

Address 217 George St., Sydney

Religious denomination Catholic

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