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Alexander Bryan Murphy and Lena Violet Brow married on 27 January 1947 at Thorburn, Pictou County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004577

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474577

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Pictou

  City, Town or Village Thorburn

  Street or Road St Ann’s Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Murphy, Alexander Bryan

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Merchant   4. Kind of industry or business Store Keeper

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 29   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Thorburn, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

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

12. Name of father Pius Murphy

13. Maiden name of mother Rose Ellen Smith

14. Birthplace Father Springhill, Nova Scotia   Mother Kentville, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Brow, Lena Violet

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence Thorburn, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Harve Boucher, Ant.Co., Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Fred Brow

26. Maiden name of mother Helen Louney

27. Birthplace Father Harve Boucher, Nova Scotia   Mother Belgium


28. Date of marriage January 27 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Alexander Bryan Murphy

Bride   Lena Violet Brow

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Thomas S. Murphy

Address   189 Dalhousie St., New Glasgow

Name Mrs. Thomas Murphy

Address   189 Dalhousie St., New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman E. Chiasson

Address Thorburn, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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