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William Allen McDonald and Mary Carretha Shannon married on 10 September 1946 at D'Escousse, Richmond County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141561

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141561

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Richmond

  City, Town or Village D'Escousse

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full McDonald, William Allen

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Fisherman   4. Kind of industry or business General Fishing

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Janvrin's Harbour, Richmond County

11. Place of birth Janvrin's Harbour, Richmond County

12. Name of father Ronald McDonald

13. Maiden name of mother May George

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Shannon, Mary Carretha

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Hospital Maid   17. Kind of industry or business General House Work

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Martinique, Richmond County

24. Place of birth

25. Name of father John James Shannon

26. Maiden name of mother Irene Forgeron

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


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


32. Signature of

Groom William Allen McDonald

Bride   Mary Carretha Shannon

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Charles C. MacDonald

Address   Janvrin's Harbour

Name Lillian George

Address   Janvrin's Harbour

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

Officiating Clergyman Wilfred Arthur Boucher

Address Descousse, Richmond County

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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