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Russell Bernon and Beatrice Finney married on 21 May 1947 at Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002993

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472993

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney Mines

  Street or Road Huron Avenue


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Bernon, Russell

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Mine Labourer   4. Kind of industry or business Coal Mining

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 27   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin French

10. Residence Young Street, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Joseph Bernon

13. Maiden name of mother Jennie Brown

14. Birthplace Father Sydney Mines   Mother Sydney Mines


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Finney, Beatrice

16. Trade, profession of kind of work at home   17. Kind of industry or business Domestic

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 19   20. Religious denomination Anglican

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Young Street, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father George Finney

26. Maiden name of mother Sarah Fisher

27. Birthplace Father England   Mother England


28. Date of marriage May 21 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87583


32. Signature of

Groom Russell Bernon

Bride   Beatrice Finney

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Violet Peddle

Address   Lamond's Lane, Sydney Mines

Name Carmen Brown

Address   Young St. Sydney Mines

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

Officiating Clergyman J.W. O'Brien

Address Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination The United Church of Canada

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