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John Sydney Brookings and Mabel Powers married on 3 November 1947 at Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County

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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