Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003453
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473453
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Victoria
City, Town or Village Ingonish
Street or Road St. Peter's Church Cabot Trail
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Whitty, Russell Cornelius
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Fisherman 4. Kind of industry or business Trawl Fishing
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 28 7. Religious denomination Catholic
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin Irish
10. Residence Ingonish Beach, Victoria County, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Ingonish Beach, Victoria County, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father unknown - illegitimate
13. Maiden name of mother Mary Ann Whitty
14. Birthplace Father Mother Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Donovan, Martha
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Housekeeper 17. Kind of industry or business at home
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 22 20. Religious denomination Catholic
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin Irish
23. Residence Ingonish Beach, Victoria County, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth Ingonish Beach, Victoria County, Nova Scotia
25. Name of father William L. Donovan
26. Maiden name of mother Caroline McGean
27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage June 30 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 79025
32. Signature of
Groom Russell Cornelius Whitty
Bride Martha Donovan
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Alex Hawley
Address Ingonish Beach
Name Christine MacDougall
Address Ingonish Beach
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman M.M. MacDonald
Address South Ingonish Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Catholic
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