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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131125

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Lunenburg in City or Town Martins Point

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Dorey, Lewis Sydney

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Rigger   Kind of industry or business Shipbuilding

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 23

5. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   6. Racial origin French

7. Residence Western Shore, Lunenburg County

8. Place of birth Western Shore, Lunenburg County

9. Name of father Manuel Dorey

10. Place of birth of father Newburn, Lunenburg County

11. Maiden name of mother Hattie Richardson

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full McGinnis, Bessie Lavina

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Housework   Kind of industry or business At home

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 17

17. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   18. Racial origin Irish

19. Residence Martins Point, Lunenburg County

20. Place of birth Martins Point, Lunenburg County

21. Name of father Lorenzo McGinnis

22. Place of birth of father Martins Point, Lunenburg County

23. Maiden name of mother Lottie Sawler

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 7 day of April 1945

26. Place of marriage The Rectory Martins Point , Lunenburg County

27. By license or banns 76546

28. Signature of

Groom Lewis Sydney Dorey

Bride   Bessie Lavina McGinnis

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Leon LeBlanc

Address  Moncton, New Brunswick

Name Marjorie Ellis

Address  22 Fern Street, Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman Fredric Ryatt

Address Martins Point, Lunenburg County

Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

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