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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  13255

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

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full McEwen, Orville Alex

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Petty Officer Engine Room Artificer   Kind of industry or business RCNVR

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 25

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin Scotch

7. Residence HMCS Protector Naval Base, Sydney, Nova Scotia

8. Place of birth Senlack, Saskatchewan

9. Name of father Alexander McEwen

10. Place of birth of father St. Thomas, Ontario

11. Maiden name of mother Clara Dean

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Burke, Cleophus Catherine

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

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 19

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin Irish

19. Residence Grand Lake Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Sydney, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father William Burke

22. Place of birth of father Sydney, Nova Scotia

23. Maiden name of mother Catherine Cahill

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 5 day of June 1945

26. Place of marriage St. Theresa's Church Sydney, Cape Breton County

27. By license or banns Banns

28. Signature of

Groom Orville Alex McEwen

Bride   Cleophus Catherine Burke

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Conrad Mitchell

Address  Toronto, Ontario

Name Delores Sampson

Address  Grand Lake Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Michael B. Dwyer, Chaplain RCN (RC)

Address HMCS Protector, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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