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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131396

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

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Richards, Lawrence John

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Able Seaman   Kind of industry or business R.C.N.V.R.

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 21

5. Religious denomination United Church of Canada   6. Racial origin Welsh

7. Residence 1416 Nelson St., Vancouver, BC

8. Place of birth Crossfield, Alberta

9. Name of father Williams Richards

10. Place of birth of father Ontario

11. Maiden name of mother Jessie Stewart

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full MacDonald, Elma Marie

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Typist   Kind of industry or business Naval Dockyard

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced spinster   16. Age 19

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

19. Residence Pierce St., North Sydney, C.B., N.S.

20. Place of birth North Sydney, Cape Breton

21. Name of father Wilbur John MacDonald

22. Place of birth of father Newfoundland

23. Maiden name of mother Eva Forsey

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 1 day of May 1945

26. Place of marriage 262 Bentinck St. Sydney, Cape Breton County

27. By license or banns 76468

28. Signature of

Groom Lawrence John Richards

Bride   Elma Marie MacDonald

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Edith Stallard

Address  206 Dorchester St,. Sydney

Name Maxwell Thomas Andrews

Address  192 Victoria Road, Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman

Address 262 Bentinck St., Sydney

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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