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Neil Joseph MacKay and Rose Jean Donnelly married on 8 July 1947 at Glace Bay, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003529

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473529

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Glace Bay

  Street or Road St John the Baptist Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacKay, Neil Joseph

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 32   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 279 King Edward St., Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Alexander  MacKay

13. Maiden name of mother Mary  MacGillivray

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Donnelly, Rose Jean

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 317 Fifth St., Glace Bay., Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Robert  Donnelly

26. Maiden name of mother Mary  McPharland

27. Birthplace Father Ireland   Mother Ireland


28. Date of marriage July 8 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Neil Joseph MacKay

Bride   Rose Jean Donnelly

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name A.I. MacKay

Address   279 King Edward, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Name Rita Campbell

Address   307 Fifth St., New Aberdeen, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev R. Donnelly

Address New Aberdeen, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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