Nova Scotia Archives

Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths

Philip Eldridge MacDonald and Christena MacDonald married on 24 October 1947 at Gabarus Lake, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005793

Click to view and save (right-click) each image above for free or contact us to Buy certified paper copies.     |     Send a correction

Click to view and save (right-click) each image above for free or contact us to Buy certified paper copies.     |     Send a correction

note: transcription publicly contributed - please contact us with comments, errors or omisions

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475793

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Gabarus Lake

  Street or Road United Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacDonald, Philip Eldridge

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 41   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Gabarus Lake, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Gabarus Lake

12. Name of father John MacDonald

13. Maiden name of mother Nova Scotia Mary

14. Birthplace Father MacKeigan   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full MacDonald, Christena

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 41   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Gabarus Lake, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Gabarus Lake

25. Name of father Hugh (the late) MacDonald

26. Maiden name of mother Nova Scotia Flora

27. Birthplace Father MacDonald   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage October 24 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87871


32. Signature of

Groom Philip Eldridge MacDonald

Bride   Christena MacDonald

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Murdock MacQueen

Address   Sydney, Nova Scotia

Name Louise Morrison

Address   Gabarus Lake, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman J Neil MacLean

Address Gabarus, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

Keyword Search looks for the "term" (one word or number works best) you type throughout the whole record. It is less accurate than the advanced search but it does let you search for age, religion, mother's maiden name, etc. if transcribed.

previous start a new search

       

Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=290634

Crown copyright © 2025, Province of Nova Scotia.