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Raymond James O'Handley and Willena Teresa Gallivan married on 30 July 1946 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 140969

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  140969

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road Holy Redeemer Church, Victoria Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full O'Handley, Raymond James

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Painter   4. Kind of industry or business Steel

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 30   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 218 James St., Sydney

11. Place of birth North Cobalt, Ontario

12. Name of father James O'Handley

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Wilmot

14. Birthplace Father Cape Breton   Mother Cape Breton


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Gallivan, Willena Teresa

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Domestic   17. Kind of industry or business House work

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 19   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 35 Furnace St., Sydney

24. Place of birth Sydney

25. Name of father Edward Francis Gallivan

26. Maiden name of mother Sadie MacDonald

27. Birthplace Father Cape Breton   Mother Cape Breton


28. Date of marriage July 30 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Raymond James O'Handley

Bride   Willena Teresa Gallivan

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Roderick Wilmot O;Handley

Address   218 James St., Sydney

Name Dolores Gallivan

Address   35 Furnace St., Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman Richard J. Laffin

Address 80 James St., Sydney

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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