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James Wilbert Evans and Margaret Regina Ryan married on 17 December 1947 at Glace Bay, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006441

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476441

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Glace Bay

  Street or Road Warden Manse New Aberdeen


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Evans, James Wilbert

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Truck Driver   4. Kind of industry or business Grocery

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Bulgarian

10. Residence 63 Connaught Avenue, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Hespeler, Ontario

12. Name of father James Evans

13. Maiden name of mother Mary Louise Hodder

14. Birthplace Father Bulgaria   Mother Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Ryan, Margaret Regina

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

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

21. Citizenship Newfoundland   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 18 Catherine Street, Glace Nay, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Belle Island, Newfoundland

25. Name of father Edward Joseph  Ryan

26. Maiden name of mother Margaret Regina Travers

27. Birthplace Father Newfoundland   Mother Newfoundland


28. Date of marriage December 17 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89817


32. Signature of

Groom James Wilbert Evans

Bride   Margaret Regina Ryan

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Daniel H. Evans

Address   63 Connaught Ave., New Aberdeen, Nova Scotia

Name Louise Mercey

Address   69 Union St., Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman W. M. W. Matthews

Address Warden Manse, New Aberdeen, Glace Bay Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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