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Archibald Neil MacDonald and Mary Elizabeth Prior married on 20 May 1947 at New Waterford, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002447

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472447

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village New Waterford

  Street or Road Mount Carmel Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacDonald, Archibald Neil

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Loader   4. Kind of industry or business Mining

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 130 King St., New Waterford

11. Place of birth Inverness, Inverness County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Neil MacDonald

13. Maiden name of mother Cassie MacNeil

14. Birthplace Father Inverness, Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Prior, Mary Elizabeth

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence 164 King St., New Waterford Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Peter Prior

26. Maiden name of mother Agnes Clark

27. Birthplace Father England   Mother Scotland


28. Date of marriage May 20 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Archibald Neil MacDonald

Bride   Mary Elizabeth Prior

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Leonard F. McGillivray

Address  

Name Christina MacDonald

Address   New Waterford

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

Officiating Clergyman R.J. McSween

Address Church Street, New Waterford

Religious denomination Catholic

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