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George McNamara and Ethel MacNeil married on 11 July 1947 at New Waterford, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003651

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473651

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village New Waterford

  Street or Road St Agnes Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full McNamara, George

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Miner   4. Kind of industry or business Coal

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 371 Warren Avenue, New Waterford, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth New Waterford Nova Scotia

12. Name of father John McNamara

13. Maiden name of mother Rita Ronson

14. Birthplace Father Marble Mtn, Inverness   Mother Desco SSC


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full MacNeil, Ethel

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 30   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence Duggan Ave, New Waterford, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth New Waterford, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Michael Chas. MacNeil

26. Maiden name of mother Sara Jane Matthews

27. Birthplace Father Reserve, Cape Breton Nova Scotia   Mother Reserve, Cape Breton N.S


28. Date of marriage July 11 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86926


32. Signature of

Groom George McNamara

Bride   Ethel MacNeil

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Joseph MacNeil

Address   12 County Rd.

Name Mary MacNeil

Address   12 County Rd

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

Officiating Clergyman J. W. Devison

Address St. Agnes Church, New Waterford, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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