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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  132467

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton in City or Town Glace Bay

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Wadden, Lawrence Elroy

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Miner   Kind of industry or business coal

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

5. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   6. Racial origin English & Scottish

7. Residence Donkin, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

8. Place of birth Donkin, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

9. Name of father Thomas Wadden

10. Place of birth of father Caledonia Mines, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

11. Maiden name of mother Gladys Penney

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Whalen, Velma Cecila

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   Kind of industry or business Co-operative store

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 19

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin Irish and French

19. Residence 73 South St., Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father Daniel WHalen

22. Place of birth of father Low Point North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

23. Maiden name of mother Sadie Waye

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 4 day of July 1945

26. Place of marriage St. Marys Church Glace Bay, Cape Breton County

27. By license or banns 77483

28. Signature of

Groom Lawrence Elroy Wadden

Bride   Velma Cecila Whalen

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Gordon Theodore Budden

Address  Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Name Catherine Sturgess

Address  Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman J. Crewe

Address St. Mary's Rectory, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Church of England in Canada

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