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Larry Lawrence Gibson and Sadie Rae Maxwell married on 28 October 1946 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141738

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141738

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road Trinity Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Gibson, Larry Lawrence

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer   4. Kind of industry or business Rail Mill

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin African

10. Residence 87 Ferris St., Sydney

11. Place of birth Sydney, Cape Breton

12. Name of father Robert Gibson

13. Maiden name of mother Leslin Moller

14. Birthplace Father St. Vincent, British West Indies   Mother St. Vincent, British West Indies


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Maxwell, Sadie Rae

16. Trade, profession of kind of work   17. Kind of industry or business At home

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Presbyterian

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin African

23. Residence 33 West Laurier St., Sydney

24. Place of birth Whycocomagh, Inverness County

25. Name of father George Maxwell

26. Maiden name of mother Katie Fowler

27. Birthplace Father Malagawatch   Mother Whycocomagh


28. Date of marriage October 28 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84483


32. Signature of

Groom Larry Lawrence Gibson

Bride   Sadie Rae Maxwell

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs Conrad Gibson

Address   91 Ferris St., Sydney

Name Conrad Lorane Gibson

Address   91 Ferris St., Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman D.M. Sinclair

Address 1361 Victoria Road, Sydney

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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