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Cecil Young and Jennie Bennett Smith married on 31 May 1947 at Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003862

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473862

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney Mines

  Street or Road Trinity Church Queen St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Young, Cecil

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Unemployed   4. Kind of industry or business Unemployed Labourer

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 18   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Florence, Cape Breton Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Florence

12. Name of father John Young

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Catherine  Umberson

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Smith, Jennie Bennett

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 17   20. Religious denomination Presbyterian

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Shore Rd., Sydney Mines

24. Place of birth Sydney Mines

25. Name of father James Smith

26. Maiden name of mother Martha Campbell

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 31 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87341


32. Signature of

Groom Cecil Young

Bride   Jennie Bennett Smith

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Frederick George Robinson

Address   Main St. Florence

Name Mrs. Christine Johan Robinson

Address   Florence

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

Officiating Clergyman Melvin French

Address Queen St. Sydney Mines. Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Church of England

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