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Alexander Nicholson and Jennie Marie Burke married on 18 September 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004916

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474916

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Nicholson, Alexander

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   4. Kind of industry or business Dept. of Veteran Affairs

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 24 Louisa Street, Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father John J. Nicholson

13. Maiden name of mother Florence Cameron

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Burke, Jennie Marie

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer   17. Kind of industry or business Dept. of Veteran Affairs

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 24   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish Scotch

23. Residence Inglis Street, Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father George Burke

26. Maiden name of mother Catherine MacNeil

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage September 18 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 22714


32. Signature of

Groom Alexander Nicholson

Bride   Jennie Marie Burke

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Earl Cann

Address   179 Victoria Road, Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

Name Helen Burke

Address   Inglis Street, Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

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, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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