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Louis L. Matthews and Laura Pinkston married on 17 November 1947 at Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006358

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476358

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney Mines

  Street or Road The Salvation Army, Sydney Mines


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Matthews, Louis L.

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Fireman   4. Kind of industry or business Harbour View Hospital

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 28   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Crescent Street, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

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

12. Name of father Lewis L, (Sr) Matthews

13. Maiden name of mother Susan Warren

14. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Pinkston, Laura

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 18   20. Religious denomination Salvation Army

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Forest St. Sydney Mines, Cape BretonNova Scotia

24. Place of birth Sydney Mines Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Adam Pinkston

26. Maiden name of mother Margaret MacKay

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Canada


28. Date of marriage November 17 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89533


32. Signature of

Groom Louis L. Matthews

Bride   Laura Pinkston

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Rhobena Matthews

Address   Pitt St., Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

Name Arthur Matthews

Address   Pitt St. Sydney Mines

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

Officiating Clergyman L Arnold Hinks

Address 258 Bentinck Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination The Salvation Army

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