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James Burke and Francis McDonald married on 10 September 1946 at Port Morien, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 1415

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  1415

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Port Morien

  Street or Road St. Paul's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Burke, James

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Port Morien

11. Place of birth Port Morien

12. Name of father Lawrence Burke

13. Maiden name of mother Alice Nearing

14. Birthplace Father Cape Breton   Mother Cape Breton


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full McDonald, Francis

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 28   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Port Morien

24. Place of birth Port Morien

25. Name of father Daniel McDonald

26. Maiden name of mother Emily Lutes

27. Birthplace Father Cape Breton   Mother Cape Breton


28. Date of marriage September 10 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom James Burke

Bride   Francis McDonald

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Patrick Pendergast

Address   Port Morien

Name Winnifred Lee

Address   Port Morien

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

Officiating Clergyman P.V. McMullen

Address Port Morien

Religious denomination Catholic

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