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John Shirley Boyd and Helen Rita Hinchey married on 30 August 1947 at New Waterford, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004505

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474505

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village New Waterford

  Street or Road Mount Carmel Glebe House


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Boyd, John Shirley

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 27   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Sydney Road, Reserve Mines, Cape Breton

11. Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland

12. Name of father John Boyd

13. Maiden name of mother Jessie Fellowes

14. Birthplace Father Scotland   Mother Scotland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Hinchey, Helen Rita

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence County Road, New Waterford

24. Place of birth New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Wm. Joseph Hinchey

26. Maiden name of mother Clara Petrie

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage August 30 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88565


32. Signature of

Groom John Shirley Boyd

Bride   Helen Rita Hinchey

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Thomas O'Leary

Address   New Waterford, Nova Scotia

Name Mrs. Thomas O'Leary

Address   New Waterford

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

Officiating Clergyman R. McSween

Address New Waterford, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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