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Gordon Murchison and Mary Clothilda Donovan married on 24 October 1945 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 134487

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  134487

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

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Murchison, Gordon

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Brakeman   Kind of industry or business Canadian National

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 18

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

7. Residence 53 Davenport Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia

8. Place of birth Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

9. Name of father Neil Murchison

10. Place of birth of father Prince Edward Island

11. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Hennebury

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Donovan, Mary Clothilda

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

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 18

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin Irish

19. Residence 240 Seventh Street, Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth New Aberdeen, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

21. Name of father George Donovan

22. Place of birth of father Ingonish, Nova Scotia

23. Maiden name of mother Sadie MacNeil


25. When married 24 day of October 1945

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

27. By license or banns 79136

28. Signature of

Groom Gordon Murchison

Bride   Mary Clothilda Donovan

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. M. P. Murchison

Address  53 Davenport Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Name M. P. Murchison

Address  53 Davenport Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman C. M. Nicholson

Address 262 Bentinck Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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