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John Robert McPherson and Olive Victoria Smith married on 16 July 1947 at Glace Bay, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003632

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473632

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Glace Bay

  Street or Road St. Mary’s Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full McPherson, John Robert

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Truck driver   4. Kind of industry or business Hardware Business

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish- English

10. Residence 56 Blackett St. Glace Bay, Cape Breton

11. Place of birth Glace Bay , Cape Breton Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Robert W.  MacPherson

13. Maiden name of mother Abigail Wilson

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Smith, Olive Victoria

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Nurse   17. Kind of industry or business R.N.

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 25   20. Religious denomination Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Birch Grove, Cape Breton Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Birch Grove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Egar Smith

26. Maiden name of mother Mary Droole

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage July 16 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87606


32. Signature of

Groom John Robert McPherson

Bride   Olive Victoria Smith

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Eric MacPherson

Address   Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Name Lena L. Smith

Address   Birch Grove , Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman

Address St Mary’s Rectory, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Church of England in Canada

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