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James Russell McLellan and Virginia Richmond Higdon married on 28 June 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County
Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003495
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19473495
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Cape Breton
City, Town or Village Sydney
Street or Road First United Church
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full McLellan, James Russell
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Medical Doctor M.C. C.M. 4. Kind of industry or business Professional Services
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed 6. Age 36 7. Religious denomination Presbyterian
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin Scottish
10. Residence 31 Byng Ave., Sydney Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth 108 Park St., Sydney, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father James Archibald MacLellan McLellan
13. Maiden name of mother Barbara Maud Smythe
14. Birthplace Father Economy Nova Scotia Mother Wallace. Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Higdon, Virginia Richmond
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer 17. Kind of industry or business At home
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 23 20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin Scottish
23. Residence 418 St Peters Rd., Sydney, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth St Peter’s Rd., Sydney Cape Breton
25. Name of father Henry George Higdon
26. Maiden name of mother Janet James
27. Birthplace Father Trinity, Newfld. Mother Glasgow,Scotland
28. Date of marriage June 28 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87897
32. Signature of
Groom James Russell McLellan
Bride Virginia Richmond Higdon
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Marjorie Jean MacLellan
Address 33 Trinity Avenue, Sydney, Nova Scotia
Name Charles Lorway MacLellan
Address 33 Trinity Ave., Sydney, Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman L.B. Campbell
Address 58 FalmouthSt., Sydney, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination United Church of Canada
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