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Dennis William Prendergast and Shirley Agatha Chafe married on 22 July 1947 at Port Morien, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003697

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473697

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Port Morien

  Street or Road St. Paul's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Prendergast, Dennis William

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   4. Kind of industry or business Clerking in a Grocery Store

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 25   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Port Morien, Cape Breton

11. Place of birth Port Morien, Cape Breton

12. Name of father George Pendergast

13. Maiden name of mother Alice Burker

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Chafe, Shirley Agatha

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Newfoundland   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Kilbride, Newfoundland

24. Place of birth Newfoundland

25. Name of father Ruben Chafe

26. Maiden name of mother Ethel Chafe

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage July 22 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Dennis William Prendergast

Bride   Shirley Agatha Chafe

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Michael Pendergast

Address   Port Morien

Name Dorothy Connors

Address   New Waterford

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

Officiating Clergyman P.V.M. Mullen

Address Port Morien, Cape Breton

Religious denomination Catholic

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