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James William Kennedy and Shirley Sara Fleet married on 8 September 1947 at Louisburg, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004834

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474834

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Louisburg

  Street or Road R. C. Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Kennedy, James William

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 25   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Louisburg

11. Place of birth Louisburg, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Richard Kennedy

13. Maiden name of mother Catherine Landry

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Fleet, Shirley Sara

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Dutch

23. Residence Louisburg, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Louisburg, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Elvin Fleet

26. Maiden name of mother Mildred Luddington

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage September 8 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom James William Kennedy

Bride   Shirley Sara Fleet

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Joseph Kennedy

Address   Louisburg, Nova Scotia

Name Mary Kennedy

Address   Louisburg, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Daniel H. Doyle

Address Louisburg, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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