Registration: Year: 1945 number: 13552
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
REGISTERED No. 13552
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Cape Breton in City or Town Sydney
BRIDEGROOM
1. PRINT name in full Johnstone, Joseph Alexander
2. Trade, profession of kind of work Plumber Kind of industry or business Plumbing
3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 4. Age 39
5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic 6. Racial origin Scotch
7. Residence 30 Ferry St. Sydney
8. Place of birth Red Island, C.B. N.S.
9. Name of father John J Johnstone
10. Place of birth of father Red Islands, C.B.
11. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth MacDonald
BRIDE
13. PRINT name in full Gillis, Margaret Mary
14. Trade, profession of kind of work living at home Kind of industry or business living at home
15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 16. Age 36
17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic 18. Racial origin Scotch-Irish
19. Residence 38 Hugh St., Sydney, N.S.
20. Place of birth North Sydney, N.S.
21. Name of father Fred Gillis
22. Place of birth of father Halifax, N.S.
23. Maiden name of mother Marie Ratchford
25. When married 30 day of November 1945
26. Place of marriage 217 George St Sydney, Cape Breton County
27. By license or banns 79694
28. Signature of
Groom Joseph Alexander Johnstone
Bride Margaret Mary Gillis
29. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Roderick B. Johnstone
Address 22 Sheriff Ave, Sydney
Name Mrs Roderick B. Johnstone
Address 22 Sheriff Ave
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman D R Doyle
Address 217 George St
Religious denomination Roman Catholic
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