Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003144
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473144
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Cape Breton
City, Town or Village New Waterford
Street or Road St. Agnes Church
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Petrie, Joseph Alexander
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Miner 4. Kind of industry or business Coal
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 27 7. Religious denomination Catholic
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin Irish
10. Residence 14 County Road, New Waterford, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth 14 County Road, New Waterford, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father George W. Petrie
13. Maiden name of mother Mary Ellesworth
14. Birthplace Father New Victoria, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Mother New Waterford, Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full MacAulay, Margaret Genevieve
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk 17. Kind of industry or business General Store
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 21 20. Religious denomination Catholic
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin Scotch
23. Residence Mahon St. New Waterford, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth New Victoria, Nova Scotia
25. Name of father John MacAuley
26. Maiden name of mother Mary Wilmot
27. Birthplace Father Catalone, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Mother Mabou, Inverness
28. Date of marriage July 1 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number
32. Signature of
Groom Joseph Alexander Petrie
Bride Margaret Genevieve MacAulay
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Ronald N. MacSween
Address County Road, New Waterford
Name Wm Donald McAuley
Address New Waterford
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman J.W. Denison
Address St. Agnes Church, New Waterford, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Catholic
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