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George Russell Moreshead and Evelyn Dorothy Ledrew married on 10 October 1945 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 134162

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  134162

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

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Moreshead, George Russell

2. Trade, profession of kind of work FArmer   Kind of industry or business Agricultural

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 36

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

7. Residence Sydney River, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

8. Place of birth Sydney River, CB

9. Name of father Daniel Moreshead

10. Place of birth of father O'Leary, PEI

11. Maiden name of mother Mary Gorrell

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Ledrew, Evelyn Dorothy

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   Kind of industry or business Grocery

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Widow   16. Age 27

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

19. Residence Sydney River, CB

20. Place of birth Sydney, CB

21. Name of father Herbert Muggah

22. Place of birth of father Sydney

23. Maiden name of mother Barbara MacLean

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes


25. When married 10 day of October 1945

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

27. By license or banns 79457

28. Signature of

Groom George Russell Moreshead

Bride   Evelyn Dorothy Ledrew

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Marguerite Maggah

Address  Sydney River,

Name Arnold Muggah

Address  Sydney River

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

Officiating Clergyman LB Campbell

Address 58 Falmouth St., Sydney

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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