Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003212
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473212
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Cape Breton
City, Town or Village Reserve Mines
Street or Road St. Joseph's Church
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Murphy, Moses
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer 4. Kind of industry or business Labourer
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 42 7. Religious denomination Catholic
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin Irish
10. Residence Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father Patrick Murphy
13. Maiden name of mother Hester Marsh
14. Birthplace Father Cape Breton Mother Cape Breton
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full McPherson, Georgina
16. Trade, profession of kind of work 17. Kind of industry or business at home
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 24 20. Religious denomination Catholic
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin Scotch
23. Residence Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
25. Name of father Neil George McPherson
26. Maiden name of mother Kathern McIntyre
27. Birthplace Father Reserve, Cape Breton Mother Reserve, Cape Breton
28. Date of marriage June 19 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87596
32. Signature of
Groom Moses Murphy
Bride Georgina McPherson
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name James H. McCanald
Address Reserve Mines, Cape Breton
Name Vivian Virtie
Address Dominion, Cape Breton
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman Rev. Joseph Coltin
Address Reserve Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Catholic
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