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Russell Francis Jesso and Rita Haggett married on 13 October 1947 at North Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005593

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475593

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village North Sydney

  Street or Road St. John's Anglican Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Jesso, Russell Francis

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Seaman   4. Kind of industry or business Coastwise Trading

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 27   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

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

12. Name of father Arthur Jesso

13. Maiden name of mother Rose Madore

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Haggett, Rita

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 20   20. Religious denomination Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

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

25. Name of father Robert Haggett

26. Maiden name of mother Lydia Thornhill

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage October 13 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89463


32. Signature of

Groom Russell Francis Jesso

Bride   Rita Haggett

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Macolm Eugene Ellsworth

Address   56 Nepean St. Sydney, Nova Scotia

Name Kathleen Maude Hober

Address   Ingraham St. North Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman

Address St John's Rectory, North Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Anglican

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