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James Roderick MacMullan and Martha Elizabeth MacPherson married on 1 August 1947 at Donkin, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006588

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476588

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Donkin

  Street or Road United Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacMullan, James Roderick

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Coal Miner   4. Kind of industry or business Mining

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Donkin, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Donkin, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Daniel Alexander MacMullan

13. Maiden name of mother Carrie Wadden

14. Birthplace Father New Boston   Mother Port Morien


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full MacPherson, Martha Elizabeth

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Teacher   17. Kind of industry or business Teaching

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 22   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Donkin, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father John Henry MacPherson

26. Maiden name of mother Jane Ley

27. Birthplace Father Leitches Creek   Mother Manadou


28. Date of marriage August 1 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86608


32. Signature of

Groom James Roderick MacMullan

Bride   Martha Elizabeth MacPherson

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Lillian Walls

Address   Donkin, Nova Scotia

Name Alfred McMullen

Address   Donkin, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman C.U. MacNevin

Address Bridgeport, Cape Breton Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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