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Leo Michael Begley and Iris Theresa Hopewell married on 28 June 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003308

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473308

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Theresa's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Begley, Leo Michael

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   4. Kind of industry or business Insurance

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 33   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 186 Beech Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Peterborough, Ontario

12. Name of father Joseph Begley

13. Maiden name of mother Bridget O'Neil

14. Birthplace Father Ontario   Mother Ontario


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Hopewell, Iris Theresa

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer   17. Kind of industry or business Insurance

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 24   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 72 Lawrence Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father William Hopewell

26. Maiden name of mother Ruth Slaunwhite

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage June 28 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Leo Michael Begley

Bride   Iris Theresa Hopewell

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Earl F. Hopewell

Address   72 Lawrence Street, Halifax

Name Florence Hopewell

Address   72 Lawrence Street, Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman F. L. Carroll

Address St. Theresa's Rectory

Religious denomination Catholic

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