Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005851
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19475851
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Cape Breton
City, Town or Village Sydney Mines
Street or Road United Church Manse, Huron Ave
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Brookings, John Sydney
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Truck Driver 4. Kind of industry or business Trucking
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 25 7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada
8. Citizenship American 9. Racial origin Scottish
10. Residence Fraser Ave, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Boston, USA
12. Name of father John Sydney Brookings
13. Maiden name of mother Boston, USA Marguerite
14. Birthplace Father MacDonald Mother North Sydney
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Powers, Mabel
16. Trade, profession of kind of work At home 17. Kind of industry or business
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 20 20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin English
23. Residence Atlantic St, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth Sydney Mines
25. Name of father Ronald Powers
26. Maiden name of mother Newfoundland Amelia
27. Birthplace Father Strickland Mother Newfoundland
28. Date of marriage November 3 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89825
32. Signature of
Groom John Sydney Brookings
Bride Mabel Powers
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Mrs R L Ripley
Address Amherst, Cum Co, Nova Scotia
Name Matilda O'Brien
Address Sydney Mines, CB
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman J W O'Brien
Address Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination The United Church of Canada
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