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James John McGuigan and Rita Mary Ann Meaney married on 2 June 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002770

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472770

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full McGuigan, James John

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Steel-Worker   4. Kind of industry or business

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 21   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Grand Lake Road Sydney

11. Place of birth Sydney, Nova Scotia Cape Breton

12. Name of father Allan McQuigan

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Barron

14. Birthplace Father Prince Edward Island   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Meaney, Rita Mary Ann

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence Grande Lake Road, Sydney

24. Place of birth St Pierre Miquelon

25. Name of father Joseph Meaney

26. Maiden name of mother Jean Quidine

27. Birthplace Father St Pierre Miquelon   Mother St Pierre Miquelon


28. Date of marriage June 2 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom James John McGuigan

Bride   Rita Mary Ann Meaney

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name George Meaney

Address   Grand Lake Rd. Sydney Nova Scotia

Name Theresa McGuigan

Address   Grand Lake Road, Sydney Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman A A Beaton

Address St Theresa’s Church, sydney

Religious denomination Catholic

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