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Maxwell Mellor Ells and Catherine Cecilia Forrestall married on 21 August 1947 at Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003825

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473825

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Annapolis

  City, Town or Village Annapolis Royal

  Street or Road St. George St., St. Thomas' Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Ells, Maxwell Mellor

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Chemist   4. Kind of industry or business Research laboratory

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 37   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 7 Bales Rd. Outremont, Monteal, Que.

11. Place of birth Kingsport, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father James D. Ells

13. Maiden name of mother Marguerite Redden

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Prince Edward Island


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Forrestall, Catherine Cecilia

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Nurse   17. Kind of industry or business Veterans' Hospital

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 40   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship American   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Veterans' Hospital, Castle Point, New York

24. Place of birth Lequille, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Alois Uis Forrestall

26. Maiden name of mother Mary Ramsay

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage August 21 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88432


32. Signature of

Groom Maxwell Mellor Ells

Bride   Catherine Cecilia Forrestall

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name H.P. Forrestall

Address   1 Sinclair St. Dartsmouth

Name Ruth McWade

Address   Veterans Hospital Castle Point, N.Y.

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

Officiating Clergyman William M. Pepper

Address St. Thomas' Church, Annapolis Royal

Religious denomination Catholic

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