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John Neil Gillis and Sarah Jane Murray married on 11 August 1947 at Mabou, Inverness County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004541

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474541

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Inverness

  City, Town or Village Mabou

  Street or Road St Mary’s


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Gillis, John Neil

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer Nova Scotia Power County   4. Kind of industry or business Nova Scotia Power Com.

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 105 Central Ave. Inverness

11. Place of birth Inverness

12. Name of father John Gillis

13. Maiden name of mother Christena MacDonald

14. Birthplace Father Inverness   Mother Inverness


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Murray, Sarah Jane

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Domestic   17. Kind of industry or business at home

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 22   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Mabou

24. Place of birth Mabou

25. Name of father James Murray

26. Maiden name of mother Ann Herman

27. Birthplace Father Mabour   Mother Bras d'Or


28. Date of marriage August 11 1947   29. By license or banns Banns 30. License number Banns


32. Signature of

Groom John Neil Gillis

Bride   Sarah Jane Murray

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name George Joseph Murray

Address   Mabou

Name Teresa MacPhee

Address   Mabou

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

Officiating Clergyman R.A. MacDonald

Address Mabou

Religious denomination Catholic

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