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Moses Murphy and Georgina McPherson married on 19 June 1947 at Reserve Mines, Cape Breton County

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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