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Donald James McNeil and Susan Jane Gillis married on 20 August 1947 at North Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004750

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474750

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village North Sydney

  Street or Road St. Joseph's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full McNeil, Donald James

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Engineer   4. Kind of industry or business

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 28   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence West St., North Sydney

11. Place of birth Ingonish, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Daniel MacNeil

13. Maiden name of mother Christina MacDonald

14. Birthplace Father Cape North   Mother Cape North


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Gillis, Susan Jane

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Home Duties   17. Kind of industry or business

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence Cape North, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Cape North, CB, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Kenneth N Gillis

26. Maiden name of mother Mary Daisley

27. Birthplace Father Cape North   Mother Cape North


28. Date of marriage August 20 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 22472


32. Signature of

Groom Donald James McNeil

Bride   Susan Jane Gillis

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Stephen McDougall

Address   West St., North Sydney, Nova Scotia

Name Mrs. Stephen McDougall

Address   West St., North Sydney, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. JA Butts, PP

Address PO Box 723 North Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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