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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131359

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

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full MacDonald, John Alexander

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Painter   Kind of industry or business Tradesman

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

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin Scotch

7. Residence Lawrence Street, North Sydney

8. Place of birth Bay St. Lawrence, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia

9. Name of father Augustus MacDonald

10. Place of birth of father Bay St. Lawrence, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia

11. Maiden name of mother Catherine A. MacLennan

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Hedd, Ruby Harris

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Domestic   Kind of industry or business At Home

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Widow   16. Age 22

17. Religious denomination Presbyterian   18. Racial origin Scotch

19. Residence Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland

21. Name of father Robert S. Irvine

22. Place of birth of father Glasgow, Scotland

23. Maiden name of mother Marie Harris

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 5 day of May 1945

26. Place of marriage United Church Manse Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County

27. By license or banns 76509

28. Signature of

Groom John Alexander MacDonald

Bride   Ruby Harris Hedd

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Robert Power

Address  Blower St., North Sydney

Name Anna R. Ross

Address  Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman J. W. O'Brien

Address Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination The United Church of Canada

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