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John Henry MacKay and Mabel Florence Smith married on 26 May 1947 at Truro, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002944

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472944

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Truro

  Street or Road 402 Prince Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacKay, John Henry

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 29   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence St. George's Channel, Richmond County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth St. George's Channel

12. Name of father Alexander MacKay

13. Maiden name of mother Christina MacRae

14. Birthplace Father St. George's Channel   Mother St. George's Channel


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Smith, Mabel Florence

16. Trade, profession of kind of work School Teacher   17. Kind of industry or business

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 26   20. Religious denomination Presbyterian

21. Citizenship Canadian Under Age ?   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence Whycocomagh, Inverness County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Marble Mountain, Inverness Co, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Daniel Smith

26. Maiden name of mother Alice M.  Cotterrell

27. Birthplace Father Cape Breton, Nova Scotia   Mother England


28. Date of marriage May 26 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86168


32. Signature of

Groom John Henry MacKay

Bride   Mabel Florence Smith

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name

Address  

Name

Address  

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

Officiating Clergyman

Address

Religious denomination

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