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John Ambrose Attwood and Elizabeth Caretta married on 31 July 1946 at Bridgeport, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 140860

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  140860

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Bridgeport

  Street or Road Immaculate Conception Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Attwood, John Ambrose

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 240 Station Street, Bridgeport

11. Place of birth Bridgeport

12. Name of father James Attwood

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Ann McLean

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother East Bay


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Caretta, Elizabeth

16. Trade, profession of kind of work   17. Kind of industry or business At Home

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Italian

23. Residence Brook Street, Dominion

24. Place of birth Dominion

25. Name of father Simeone Caretta

26. Maiden name of mother Assunta Ravanello

27. Birthplace Father Montebelluna, Italy   Mother Treviso, Italy


28. Date of marriage July 31 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom John Ambrose Attwood

Bride   Elizabeth Caretta

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Attilio Ravanello

Address   Dominion

Name Mrs. Jean Ravanello

Address   Dominion

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

Officiating Clergyman C.W. MacDonald

Address Bridgeport

Religious denomination Catholic

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