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John Hector MacKenzie and Catherine Hazel Silver married on 14 May 1947 at Westville, Pictou County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004559

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474559

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Pictou

  City, Town or Village Westville

  Street or Road St. Andrew’s Manse


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacKenzie, John Hector

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Purves Avenue, Westville, Pictou County, N.S

11. Place of birth Westville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Hugh MacKenzie

13. Maiden name of mother Lena Kerr

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Silver, Catherine Hazel

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Dutch

23. Residence Mount William, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Westville, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father William  Silver

26. Maiden name of mother Jean Watters

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 14 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87376


32. Signature of

Groom John Hector MacKenzie

Bride   Catherine Hazel Silver

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Ernestine Silvers

Address   R. R. 3 New Glasgow Nova Scotia

Name Harold Porter

Address   Foley St. Westville Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Herbert M. Buntain

Address P. O. Box 822, Westville, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Presbyterian

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