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James Cornelius Smith and Margaret Alexandra Phillips married on 12 June 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002921

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472921

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road St. Alvans Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Smith, James Cornelius

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Coal Miner   4. Kind of industry or business Dom. Coal County

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 25   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 15 Beacon St. Glacé Bay Cape Breton

11. Place of birth Donkin Cape Breton

12. Name of father Neil N Smith

13. Maiden name of mother Catherine  MacVicar

14. Birthplace Father Port Morien   Mother Glacé Bay


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Phillips, Margaret Alexandra

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Housework   17. Kind of industry or business Home

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Mira Road Cape Breton

24. Place of birth Sydney Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Alexander Phillips

26. Maiden name of mother Priscella Huett

27. Birthplace Father Westmount Cape Breton   Mother Margaree Cape Breton


28. Date of marriage June 12 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87590


32. Signature of

Groom James Cornelius Smith

Bride   Margaret Alexandra Phillips

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Kenneth F Phillips

Address   18 Kent St. Sydney Nova Scotia

Name Katherine Phillips

Address   18 Kent St.

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

Officiating Clergyman A.F. Arnold

Address 286 Victoria Rd Sydney

Religious denomination Church of England

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