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John Stephen Dwyer and Rita Elizabeth James married on 29 August 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141230

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141230

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Mary's Cathedral


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Dwyer, John Stephen

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Police Officer   4. Kind of industry or business Halifax Police Force

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 31   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 118 Queen Street, Halifax

11. Place of birth Halifax

12. Name of father John P. Dwyer

13. Maiden name of mother Grace Willis

14. Birthplace Father Halifax   Mother Halifax


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full James, Rita Elizabeth

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 49 Livingstone Street, Halifax

24. Place of birth Soldier's Cove, Richmond County, Cape Breton

25. Name of father William James

26. Maiden name of mother Margaret Campbell

27. Birthplace Father St. Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island   Mother Hay Cove, C.B


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


32. Signature of

Groom John Stephen Dwyer

Bride   Rita Elizabeth James

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Francis Xavier Dwyer

Address   113 Dresden Row

Name Margaret Dorthea Sim

Address   117 Morris Street

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

Officiating Clergyman William J. Burns

Address 360 Barrington Street

Religious denomination Catholic

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