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John Alexander MacKay and Bessie Carr Milligan married on 28 June 1947 at Valley Station, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003411

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473411

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Valley Station

  Street or Road Skid Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacKay, John Alexander

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Town Clerk, Sydney Mines   4. Kind of industry or business Town, Business

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 34   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Windsor Ave., Sydney Mines

11. Place of birth Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Frank MacKay

13. Maiden name of mother Mary MacKenzie

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Milligan, Bessie Carr

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Teacher   17. Kind of industry or business School Public

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 28   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Valley, Truro, R.R.#3, Col.Co., Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Kennetcook, Hants County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father John Milligan

26. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Ross

27. Birthplace Father Scotland   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage June 28 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87895


32. Signature of

Groom John Alexander MacKay

Bride   Bessie Carr Milligan

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Robert Ray Langille

Address   Denmark Col.Co. Nova Scotia

Name Anna E. Milligan

Address   R.R.#3 Truro Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman James P Kaye

Address Truro RR#3 Col.Co. Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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