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James Gordon Ross and Ruby Joyce Dixon married on 12 August 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004912

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474912

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road St. George’s Parish


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Ross, James Gordon

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Trade Glazier   4. Kind of industry or business Woodworking Factory

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 31   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 1154 George St., Sydney

11. Place of birth Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father James Ross

13. Maiden name of mother Anna Brown

14. Birthplace Father Halifax, Nova Scotia   Mother Harbour Grace Newfoundland


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Dixon, Ruby Joyce

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Dry Cleaning

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 20   20. Religious denomination Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 25 Charlotte St., Sydney, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Charles Reginald  Dixon

26. Maiden name of mother Hazel Mae McLeod

27. Birthplace Father Sydney, Nova Scotia   Mother Sydney, Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage August 12 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88646


32. Signature of

Groom James Gordon Ross

Bride   Ruby Joyce Dixon

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Kenneth Arnold Dixon

Address   25 Charlotte St.

Name Mabel Ann Graves

Address   60 South Bentinck St., Sydney

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

Officiating Clergyman E. B. N. Cochran

Address 52 Nepean St., Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Church of England

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