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Beresford Lewis and Margaret Buckley married on 8 July 1947 at Louisburg, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003788

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473788

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Louisburg

  Street or Road Stella MarisvGlebe House


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Lewis, Beresford

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Fore man   4. Kind of industry or business Coal Piers

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed   6. Age 69   7. Religious denomination Protestant Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Westmount, Cape Breton

11. Place of birth Edwardville, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Charles  Lewis

13. Maiden name of mother Annie Burton

14. Birthplace Father Point Edward, Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Buckley, Margaret

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Widowed   19. Age 41   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Louisburg, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Wargout Campbell

26. Maiden name of mother Mary McVarish

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage July 8 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88359


32. Signature of

Groom Beresford Lewis

Bride   Margaret Buckley

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name James P. Pope

Address   Louisburg, Nova Scotia

Name Mrs James P. Pope

Address   Louisburg Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Davies H. Boyl P.P.

Address Louisburg

Religious denomination Catholic

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