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Arthur Hewat MacKenzie and Gwendolyn Jane Chappell married on 2 September 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004695

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474695

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road Baptist Church, Sydney


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacKenzie, Arthur Hewat

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Bank Clerk   4. Kind of industry or business Royal Bank

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 25   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Willow Ave., No. 79

11. Place of birth Hartville, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Mert. Mac Kenzie

13. Maiden name of mother Jeanetta Franses Mac Donald

14. Birthplace Father Hartville, Nova Scotia   Mother Hartville, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Chappell, Gwendolyn Jane

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer   17. Kind of industry or business Chappell Ltd.

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 25   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Sydney, Nova Scotia, Ankerville St., No. 36

24. Place of birth Sydney, .S.

25. Name of father Melbourne Russell Chapell

26. Maiden name of mother Bertha Maud McKittrick

27. Birthplace Father Tignish, Cumb. Co, Nova Scotia   Mother Ashton, Ontario


28. Date of marriage September 2 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88959


32. Signature of

Groom Arthur Hewat MacKenzie

Bride   Gwendolyn Jane Chappell

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Howard Ryan DeLong

Address   200 Brookland St., Sydney, Nova Scotia

Name Joan Aileen McKenzie

Address   79 Willow Ave., New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Frank MacLean

Address 262 Bentinck St., Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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