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William Richard Petten and Anna Hoskins married on 3 September 1946 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 140871

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  140871

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road Trinity Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Petten, William Richard

3. Trade, profession of kind of work General Laborer   4. Kind of industry or business Open Hearth

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed   6. Age 29   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Newfoundland   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 33 Swan St., Sydney

11. Place of birth Newfoundland

12. Name of father Garland Petten

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Porter

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Hoskins, Anna

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   17. Kind of industry or business Hotel waitress

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 20   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Newfoundland   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 33 Swan St., Sydney

24. Place of birth Newfoundland

25. Name of father Edward Hoskins

26. Maiden name of mother Clara Vokey

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage September 3 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83962


32. Signature of

Groom William Richard Petten

Bride   Anna Hoskins

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Leslie Petten

Address   33 Swan St., Sydney

Name Sophie Hoskins

Address   33 Swan St., Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman D.M. Sinclair

Address 1361 Victoria Road, Sydney

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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