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James Russell Pelham and Margaret Paula Dempsey married on 17 May 1947 at Herring Cove, Halifax County
Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002781
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19472781
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Halifax
City, Town or Village Herring Cove
Street or Road Saint Paul’s Church
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Pelham, James Russell
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Stevedore 4. Kind of industry or business Stevedoring
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 28 7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin English
10. Residence Herring Cove Halifax Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Herring Cove Halifax N.S
12. Name of father William Pelham
13. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Reyno
14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Dempsey, Margaret Paula
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer 17. Kind of industry or business Dept. Highways
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 21 20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin Irish
23. Residence Herring Cove
24. Place of birth Halifax City Halifax County Nova Scotia
25. Name of father James Dempsey
26. Maiden name of mother Dorothy Brackett
27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage May 17 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number
32. Signature of
Groom James Russell Pelham
Bride Margaret Paula Dempsey
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name William George Lattor
Address Herring Cove Nova Scotia
Name Mary Riyno
Address Herring Cove Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman John A. Heffler
Address Herring Cove Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Catholic
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