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Robert Joseph Murphy and Bessie Louise Favarro married on 7 June 1947 at Port Morien, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006590

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476590

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Port Morien

  Street or Road St Paul's Anglican Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Murphy, Robert Joseph

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Port Morien, Cape Breton

11. Place of birth Port Morien

12. Name of father William Murphy

13. Maiden name of mother Katie Morrison

14. Birthplace Father Sheet Hr., Nova Scotia   Mother Port Morien, Cape Breton


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Favarro, Bessie Louise

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Italian

23. Residence Donkin, Cape Breton

24. Place of birth Donkin, Cape Breton

25. Name of father Liugi Favaro

26. Maiden name of mother Bertha Young

27. Birthplace Father Falze, Trevignano, Italy   Mother Sydney Mines


28. Date of marriage June 7 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Robert Joseph Murphy

Bride   Bessie Louise Favarro

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Harvey A Peach

Address   Port Morien, Cape Breton

Name Florence C Favaro

Address   Donkin, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman H. G. Hodder

Address Port Morien

Religious denomination Church of England

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