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Lawrence George Adams and Sally McLellan married on 7 May 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003078

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473078

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road Christ Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Adams, Lawrence George

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Truck Driver   4. Kind of industry or business Fruit Runner

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 145 Cornishtown Road,Sydney Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Cape Breton Nova Scotia

12. Name of father William  Adams

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Cameron

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full McLellan, Sally

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   17. Kind of industry or business Hotel

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 18   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence 658 David Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Cape Breton Nova Scotia

25. Name of father John J. MacLellan

26. Maiden name of mother Sarah Mary Strang

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 7 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86758


32. Signature of

Groom Lawrence George Adams

Bride   Sally McLellan

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Clifford Taylor

Address   Huron Ave., Sydney Mines Nova Scotia

Name Florence Shaw

Address   105 Esplanade, Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman F.C. ———

Address 793 ——- Sydney Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Church of England

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