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William Patrick Murphy and Mary Lynch married on 29 July 1947 at Port Hood, Inverness County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003967

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473967

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Inverness

  City, Town or Village Port Hood

  Street or Road R.C. Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Murphy, William Patrick

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 40   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish & Scottish

10. Residence Port Hood

11. Place of birth Port Hood

12. Name of father Paul Murphy

13. Maiden name of mother Sophie MacKenzie

14. Birthplace Father Mabou   Mother Scotland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Lynch, Mary

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 28   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence West Mabou Harbour

24. Place of birth Sydney, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Matthew Lynch

26. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Hearabout

27. Birthplace Father Sydney   Mother Sydney


28. Date of marriage July 29 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 21783


32. Signature of

Groom William Patrick Murphy

Bride   Mary Lynch

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. Sarah MacMillan

Address   Port Hood, Nova Scotia

Name Angus Allan MacMillan

Address   Port Hood, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Donald MacPherson

Address Port Hood, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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