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James Murray Bell and Laura Kathleen MacMillan married on 14 September 1946 at Digby, Digby County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141389

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141389

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Digby

  City, Town or Village Digby

  Street or Road United Church Parsonage, Queen St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Bell, James Murray

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Locomotive Fireman   4. Kind of industry or business Railway

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 8 Ambrose St., Charlottetown, P.E. Island

11. Place of birth Gurnsey Cove, P.E. Island

12. Name of father John Rankin Bell

13. Maiden name of mother Margaret Davey

14. Birthplace Father P. E. Island   Mother P. E. Island


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full MacMillan, Laura Kathleen

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Cashier   17. Kind of industry or business Retail

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 22   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence 8 Ambrose St., Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

24. Place of birth Wood Island, P.E. Island

25. Name of father Alexander Stewart MacMillan

26. Maiden name of mother Matilda Jane Matheson

27. Birthplace Father P.E. Island   Mother P.E. Island


28. Date of marriage September 14 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 83810


32. Signature of

Groom James Murray Bell

Bride   Laura Kathleen MacMillan

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name William A. MacMillan

Address   Wood Island West Prince Edward Island

Name Christine M. MacMillan

Address   Wood Island West Prince Edward Island

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

Officiating Clergyman Thomas W. Hodgson

Address Digby

Religious denomination The United Church of Canada

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