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William Roscoe Nicholson and Mary MacKinnon married on 9 July 1946 at Glace Bay, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 139801

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  139801

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Glace Bay

  Street or Road St Anne's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Nicholson, William Roscoe

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Fisherman   4. Kind of industry or business

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Murphy St Glace Bay (#10 1/2)

11. Place of birth Florence, Cape Breton Co

12. Name of father George Nicholson

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Nicholson

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full MacKinnon, Mary

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Office Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Simpsons Ltd.

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Glace Bay (#37 MacLean Street)

24. Place of birth Glace Bay

25. Name of father John James MacKinnon

26. Maiden name of mother Victoria McMullin

27. Birthplace Father Glace Bay   Mother Glace Bay


28. Date of marriage July 9 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83051


32. Signature of

Groom William Roscoe Nicholson

Bride   Mary MacKinnon

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Donald MacMillan

Address   Reserve Mines

Name Anna McBride

Address   Glace Bay

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

Officiating Clergyman M.A. MacAdam

Address Glace Bay

Religious denomination Catholic

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