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Harold Bernard Madone and Rita MacNeil married on 8 July 1947 at Christmas Island, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003636

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473636

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Christmas Island

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Madone, Harold Bernard

3. Trade, profession of kind of work General Labourer   4. Kind of industry or business Steel Works

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin French

10. Residence Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

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

12. Name of father John Madone

13. Maiden name of mother Catherine MacNeil

14. Birthplace Father Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia   Mother Benacadie, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full MacNeil, Rita

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence Benacadie Pond, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Benacadie Pond, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father M. Neil Davies

26. Maiden name of mother May ann Gillis

27. Birthplace Father Benacadie Pond, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia   Mother Christmas Island, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia


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


32. Signature of

Groom Harold Bernard Madone

Bride   Rita MacNeil

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name James McNeil

Address   Benacadie Pond, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

Name Agnes McNeil

Address   Benacadie Pond, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman A. R. McDonald

Address Christmas Island, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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