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Melvin Thomas Matthews and Annie Margaret Lannigan married on 24 September 1946 at North Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141815

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141815

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village North Sydney

  Street or Road St. Giles Manse, King Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Matthews, Melvin Thomas

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Farmer   4. Kind of industry or business at home

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Divorced   6. Age 29   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence River Denys, Inverness County

11. Place of birth North Sydney, Cape Breton County

12. Name of father Arthur Thomas Matthews

13. Maiden name of mother Jane Davidge

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Lannigan, Annie Margaret

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 26   20. Religious denomination Presbyterian

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence River Denys, Inverness County

24. Place of birth Inverness

25. Name of father Charles Henry Lannigan

26. Maiden name of mother Catherine Beaton

27. Birthplace Father Truro   Mother Glencoe, Inverness County


28. Date of marriage September 24 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83766


32. Signature of

Groom Melvin Thomas Matthews

Bride   Annie Margaret Lannigan

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name David Lannigan

Address   River Denys

Name Florence Matthews

Address   North Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev Henry L. Jost

Address King St., North Sydney

Religious denomination Presbyterian

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