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Douglas Cummings and Eileen Margaret Best married on 7 April 1945 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 131355

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131355

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

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Cummings, Douglas

2. Trade, profession of kind of work SGT Electrician   Kind of industry or business army

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 22

5. Religious denomination Presbyterian   6. Racial origin Irish

7. Residence Victoria PK Sydney or 129 Medland, Toronto

8. Place of birth Timiskaming, Quebec

9. Name of father Earnest Cummings

10. Place of birth of father Toronto, Ont

11. Maiden name of mother Marvel Zilla  Forster

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Best, Eileen Margaret

14. Trade, profession of kind of work clerk typist   Kind of industry or business army cwac

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced spinster   16. Age 19

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

19. Residence Victoria PK or 179 Kingston RD, Toronto

20. Place of birth Toronto, Ont

21. Name of father Arthur Earnest Best

22. Place of birth of father England

23. Maiden name of mother Margaret Swift

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 7 day of April 1945

26. Place of marriage Victoria PK Sydney, Cape Breton County

27. By license or banns 75826

28. Signature of

Groom Douglas Cummings

Bride   Eileen Margaret Best

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name

Address  

Name

Address  

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

Officiating Clergyman

Address

Religious denomination

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