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John Joseph O'Dea and Margaret Whiffen married on 28 August 1946 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 140917

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  140917

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road St. Theresa's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full O'Dea, John Joseph

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Truck Driver   4. Kind of industry or business Trucking

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 19   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 310 Townsend St., Sydney

11. Place of birth Sydney

12. Name of father John O'Dea

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Tobin

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Whiffen, Margaret

16. Trade, profession of kind of work at home   17. Kind of industry or business

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 17   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 289 Prince St., Sydney

24. Place of birth Sydney

25. Name of father Thomas Whiffen

26. Maiden name of mother Bridget Murphy

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage August 28 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83969


32. Signature of

Groom John Joseph O'Dea

Bride   Margaret Whiffen

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Ronald O'Dea

Address   289 Prince St., Sydney

Name Mrs Margaret Assoun

Address   350 Lingan Road, Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman A.A. Beaton

Address St. Theresa's Church, Sydney

Religious denomination Catholic

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