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James Ferguson and Mildred Frances Rankin married on 18 April 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002164

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472164

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road Brookland St. Presbyterian Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Ferguson, James

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 53   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 5 Allan St., Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Victoria Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Dan Ferguson

13. Maiden name of mother Flora Ferguson

14. Birthplace Father Cape Breton   Mother Cape Breton


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Rankin, Mildred Frances

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Cook   17. Kind of industry or business Private home

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 38   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship American   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence 4 Rankin St., Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father John David Rankin

26. Maiden name of mother Lavinia Caravan

27. Birthplace Father Cape Breton   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage April 18 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86568


32. Signature of

Groom James Ferguson

Bride   Mildred Frances Rankin

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mary R. Macdonald

Address   32 Reserve St., Glace Bay

Name Duncan MacRae

Address   15 York St., Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Hugh Jack

Address 12 Lorway Ave., Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Presbyterian

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