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William Charles Haley and Martha Ann Piercey married on 7 August 1947 at Bridgeport, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004841

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474841

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Bridgeport

  Street or Road Immaculate Conception Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Haley, William Charles

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 32   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Dominion, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Dominion, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Edward P Haley

13. Maiden name of mother Margaret I Petrie

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Piercey, Martha Ann

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 31   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Newfoundland   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Newfoundland

25. Name of father Henry Piercey

26. Maiden name of mother Mary King

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage August 7 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 22531


32. Signature of

Groom William Charles Haley

Bride   Martha Ann Piercey

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name D McRae

Address   144 Main St, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Name Perses Haley

Address   Dominion, CB

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

Officiating Clergyman A A Beaton

Address St Theresa's Church, Sydney

Religious denomination Catholic

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