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James Robert McAvoy and Jean Marie Ann Forhan married on 13 September 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004782

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474782

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Patrick's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full McAvoy, James Robert

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

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 845 Barrington St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Bridgetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Arthur McAvoy

13. Maiden name of mother Susan Hann

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Forhan, Jean Marie Ann

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Telephone Operator   17. Kind of industry or business Telephone

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 717 Robie St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father  Unknown

26. Maiden name of mother Ethel Forhan

27. Birthplace Father   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage September 13 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88797


32. Signature of

Groom James Robert McAvoy

Bride   Jean Marie Ann Forhan

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Donald Roscoe McAvoy

Address   845 Barrington St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Helen June Nazer

Address   76 Creighton St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman John F. Toomey

Address 311 Brunswick St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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