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John Keir Weeks and Lillian Christine Embree married on 18 October 1945 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 134532

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  134532

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

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Weeks, John Keir

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Marine Engineer   Kind of industry or business Ship Repairs

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 28

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

7. Residence Sydney, Cape Breton

8. Place of birth Alberton, PEI

9. Name of father John C. Weeks

10. Place of birth of father PEI

11. Maiden name of mother Annie Leard

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Embree, Lillian Christine

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

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 20

17. Religious denomination Baptist   18. Racial origin English

19. Residence Sydney, Cape Breton

20. Place of birth Sydney

21. Name of father Calvin Embree

22. Place of birth of father Pictou

23. Maiden name of mother Mary Matheson


25. When married 18 day of October 1945

26. Place of marriage Baptist Church, Charlotte St. Sydney, Cape Breton County

27. By license or banns 79148

28. Signature of

Groom John Keir Weeks

Bride   Lillian Christine Embree

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Margret Elizabeth Embree

Address  226 Inglis St.

Name Albert A. Weeks

Address  Charlottetown, PEI

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

Officiating Clergyman F.S. Crossman

Address 16 Lorway Ave., Sydney

Religious denomination United Baptist

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