Registration: Year: 1946 number: 137776
Click to view and save (right-click) each image above for free or contact us to Buy certified paper copies. | Send a correction
Click to view and save (right-click) each image above for free or contact us to Buy certified paper copies. | Send a correction
note: transcription publicly contributed - please contact us with comments, errors or omisions
PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 137776
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Halifax
City, Town or Village Halifax
Street or Road St. Joseph's Rectory
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full McGratton, John Henry
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Soldier 4. Kind of industry or business no trade
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 20 7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic
8. Citizenship American 9. Racial origin Irish
10. Residence Saint-George, New Brunswick
11. Place of birth Porsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
12. Name of father Henry Edward McGratton
13. Maiden name of mother Henry Phylis
14. Birthplace Father New Brunswick Mother New Brunswick
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Strong, Irene Dorothy
16. Trade, profession of kind of work French Polisher 17. Kind of industry or business Shipyards
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 22 20. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin English
23. Residence 9 Lynch Street, Halifax
24. Place of birth Halifax
25. Name of father Howard Sinclair Strong
26. Maiden name of mother Edna Viola Forest
27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage May 14 1946 29. By license or banns License 30. License number
32. Signature of
Groom John Henry McGratton
Bride Irene Dorothy Strong
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Miss Pearl Sweet
Address 857 Robie St., City
Name Archie Cotton
Address No.6 Coy. RCEMC
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman Raymond Dupuis, H/Capt.
Address No.6 District Depot, Halifax
Religious denomination Roman Catholic
Keyword Search looks for the "term" (one word or number works best) you type throughout the whole record. It is less accurate than the advanced search but it does let you search for age, religion, mother's maiden name, etc. if transcribed.
Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=280292
Crown copyright © 2026, Province of Nova Scotia.