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Gerald William O'Connell and Hazel Olive Lillian Lewis married on 1 July 1947 at Glace Bay, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003295

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473295

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Glace Bay

  Street or Road United Baptist Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full O'Connell, Gerald William

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Brush Maker   4. Kind of industry or business Brush Factory

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 43   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 22 Castle St., St John New Brunswick

11. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father John O’Connell

13. Maiden name of mother Francis Vincent

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Lewis, Hazel Olive Lillian

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Home Teacher   17. Kind of industry or business C.N.I.B.

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 31   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 11 Sherbrooke St., Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Glace Bay Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Benjamin Lewis

26. Maiden name of mother Ethel Hardy

27. Birthplace Father Prince Edward Island   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage July 1 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87176


32. Signature of

Groom Gerald William O'Connell

Bride   Hazel Olive Lillian Lewis

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs W. Withrow

Address   30 Ashby Rd Sydney Nova Scotia

Name Mr Wally Withrow

Address   30 Ashby Rd, Sydney Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Thomas Oliver DeWolfe

Address 8 Yorke St. Glace Bay Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church

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