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James Francis Jillett and Rita Penny married on 20 December 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006410

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476410

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road 213 Union St, Sydney


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Jillett, James Francis

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer   4. Kind of industry or business At Steel Plant

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 20   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin French

10. Residence 9 Second St., Glace Bay

11. Place of birth Glace Bay, Cape Breton

12. Name of father Charles Willett

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Curtis

14. Birthplace Father Carbonear, NFL   Mother St John;s NFL


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Penny, Rita

16. Trade, profession of kind of work House Duties   17. Kind of industry or business House Duties

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Birch Grove, Cape BretonNova Scotia

24. Place of birth Birch Grove, Cape BretonNova Scotia

25. Name of father Thomas Penny

26. Maiden name of mother Margaret Whareham

27. Birthplace Father Carbonear, Nfld   Mother Victoria Village, NFL


28. Date of marriage December 20 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89818


32. Signature of

Groom James Francis Jillett

Bride   Rita Penny

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Warrick A. Button

Address   17 Murphy St., Glace Bay

Name Phoebe Button

Address   17 Murphy St Glace Bay

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

Officiating Clergyman Alexander A Murray

Address 213 Union St Sydney

Religious denomination Presbyterian

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