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James Chisholm Riley and Elsie Evelyn Scott married on 8 February 1945 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 130421

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  130421

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton in City or Town Sydney

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Riley, James Chisholm

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Superintendent   Kind of industry or business Construction

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widower   4. Age 36

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin Irish

7. Residence Archibald Ave North Sydney

8. Place of birth Tracadie Ant Co NS

9. Name of father James Riley

10. Place of birth of father Tracadie NS

11. Maiden name of mother Isabel Gorman

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Scott, Elsie Evelyn

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenography   Kind of industry or business Automobile

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 29

17. Religious denomination United Church of Canada   18. Racial origin English

19. Residence William St North Sydney

20. Place of birth North Sydney

21. Name of father Andrew Scott

22. Place of birth of father North Sydney NS

23. Maiden name of mother Mary Kendall

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 8 day of February 1945

26. Place of marriage St Theresa's Rectory Sydney, Cape Breton County

27. By license or banns 75165

28. Signature of

Groom James Chisholm Riley

Bride   Elsie Evelyn Scott

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Gerald Joseph Riley

Address  Brook St North Sydney

Name Edith Riley

Address  Brook St NOrth Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman A A Beaton

Address St Theresa's Church Sydney NS

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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