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Murray Johnston MacRae and Catherine D'Orsay married on 23 May 1946 at Big Bras d'Or, Victoria County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 142879

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  142879

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Victoria

  City, Town or Village Big Bras d'Or

  Street or Road The Manse, Big Bras d'Or


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacRae, Murray Johnston

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Chauffeur   4. Kind of industry or business Automobile driver

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 28   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Sydney Mines, Clyde Ave.,

11. Place of birth Sydney Mines

12. Name of father D. R. MacRae

13. Maiden name of mother Christena MacKay

14. Birthplace Father Boularderie   Mother Boularderie


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full D'Orsay, Catherine

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer   17. Kind of industry or business Book Keeping in Office

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 19   20. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Sydney Mines, Huron Ave.

24. Place of birth Sydney Mines

25. Name of father William Thomas D'Orsay

26. Maiden name of mother Margaret MacNeil

27. Birthplace Father Boularderie   Mother Boularderie


28. Date of marriage May 23 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 82188


32. Signature of

Groom Murray Johnston MacRae

Bride   Catherine D'Orsay

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Olive D'Orsay

Address   Huron Ave., Sydney Mines

Name Donald D'Orsay

Address   Sydney Mines

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

Officiating Clergyman James Fraser

Address Big Bras d'Or

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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