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Lawrence Archibald MacKay and Phyllis MacKay Wright married on 25 August 1947 at Riverdale, Salmon River, Colchester County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004987

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474987

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Colchester

  City, Town or Village Riverdale, Salmon River

  Street or Road Home of Albert Sharpe


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacKay, Lawrence Archibald

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Tractor Operator   4. Kind of industry or business Construction

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Debert, Col.Co., Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Riversdale, Col.Co.

12. Name of father Lawrence MacKay

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Maxwell

14. Birthplace Father Truro, Nova Scotia   Mother


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Wright, Phyllis MacKay

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 25   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Truro, 23 Wallace Street

24. Place of birth Riversdale, Col.Co.

25. Name of father  Wright

26. Maiden name of mother  MacLean

27. Birthplace Father Upper Brookside   Mother Riversdale, Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage August 25 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88571


32. Signature of

Groom Lawrence Archibald MacKay

Bride   Phyllis MacKay Wright

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Alwa E. wright

Address   Riversdale, Nova Scotia

Name Harold W. MacKay

Address   Riversdale, Col. County, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman James F. Roy

Address ……. Colchester County, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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