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William Levi MacKenzie and Genesta Monica Fanning married on 19 November 1947 at Canso, Guysborough County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005929

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475929

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Guysborough

  City, Town or Village Canso

  Street or Road Star of the Sea


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacKenzie, William Levi

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Fisherman   4. Kind of industry or business Shore Fishing

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 21   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Canso Tickle, Guys County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Nova Scotia, Guys. County, Canso

12. Name of father Delbert Alden MacKenzie

13. Maiden name of mother Cora Bond

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Fanning, Genesta Monica

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Housework   17. Kind of industry or business At home

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Canso, Guys County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Nova Scotia, Guys.Co., Canso

25. Name of father Gerald William Fanning

26. Maiden name of mother Lilian Louise Morris

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage November 19 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88902


32. Signature of

Groom William Levi MacKenzie

Bride   Genesta Monica Fanning

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name John W. Anderson

Address   Canso, Nova Scotia

Name Marjorie Anderson

Address   Canso, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman J. B. Kyte P.P.

Address Canso, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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