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Reuben MacLean and Mary Eileen Meade married on 20 May 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002806

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472806

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road 213 Union Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacLean, Reuben

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer - open hearth   4. Kind of industry or business Steel

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 31   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence West Bay Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth West Bay N.S

12. Name of father  Not able to give information

13. Maiden name of mother Etta Clarke

14. Birthplace Father Not known   Mother West Bay


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Meade, Mary Eileen

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   17. Kind of industry or business Employed as a waitress

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 53 Frederick Street Sydney

24. Place of birth Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father John Meade

26. Maiden name of mother Margaret McKeigan

27. Birthplace Father Neils Harbour   Mother Sydney Mines


28. Date of marriage May 20 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86755


32. Signature of

Groom Reuben MacLean

Bride   Mary Eileen Meade

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Angus C McNeil

Address   495 Charlotte St. Sydney

Name Miss Viola Meade

Address   53 Frederick St. Whitney Pier Sy.

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

Officiating Clergyman Alexander A Murray

Address 213 St Sydney

Religious denomination Presbyterian

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