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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