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John Charles MacDonald and Martha Ralphs married on 27 September 1946 at Bridgeport, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141649

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141649

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Bridgeport

  Street or Road Chalmers Manse


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacDonald, John Charles

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 40   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Reserve Mines, Cape Breton

11. Place of birth Reserve Mines, Cape Breton

12. Name of father Angus MacDonald

13. Maiden name of mother Christina MacDonald

14. Birthplace Father Mira   Mother Sydney Forks


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Ralphs, Martha

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 32   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Reserve Mines, Cape Breton

24. Place of birth Westville, Pictou County

25. Name of father Henry Ralphs

26. Maiden name of mother Martha Clarke

27. Birthplace Father England   Mother England


28. Date of marriage September 27 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84448


32. Signature of

Groom John Charles MacDonald

Bride   Martha Ralphs

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Ethel MacDonald

Address   Reserve Mines, Cape Breton

Name Henry Ralphs

Address   Reserve Mines, Cape Breton

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

Officiating Clergyman C.U. MacNevin

Address Bridgeport

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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