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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131981

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Guysborough in City or Town Giant’s Lake

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Gillis, John James

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Chief PO   Kind of industry or business Royal Canadian Navy

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 31

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin Scotch

7. Residence Naval Base, Sydney

8. Place of birth South West Margaree, Inv. Co.

9. Name of father Hugh Gillis

10. Place of birth of father South West Margaree Inv. Co.

11. Maiden name of mother Margaret Coady

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Callaghan, Mary Anita

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

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 18

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin Scotch - Irish

19. Residence Giants Lake, Guys Co.

20. Place of birth Antigonish NS

21. Name of father John Callahan

22. Place of birth of father Giants Lake, Guys Co.

23. Maiden name of mother Mary MacNeil

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 26 day of June 1945

26. Place of marriage St. Francis de Sales Church  Giant’s Lake, Guysborough County

27. By license or banns Banns

28. Signature of

Groom John James Gillis

Bride   Mary Anita Callaghan

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name James Callahan

Address  Giant’s Lake

Name Alice Mae Gillis

Address  South West Margaree

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

Officiating Clergyman John J. McLaughlin

Address Lochaber, Antigonish Co.

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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