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Douglas Edwin Frank Grinham and Caroline Margaret Gillis married on 8 March 1947 at Sydney, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006905

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476905

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney

  Street or Road Brookland St. Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Grinham, Douglas Edwin Frank

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Mechanic   4. Kind of industry or business R. C. A. F.

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 28   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 6 Rel. R. C. A. F. Trenton, Ontario

11. Place of birth Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

12. Name of father Alfred Edward Grinham

13. Maiden name of mother Ada Pearson

14. Birthplace Father England   Mother England


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Gillis, Caroline Margaret

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Teacher   17. Kind of industry or business Public School

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 29   20. Religious denomination Presbyterian

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence 215 Royal Ave, Sydney, Nova Scotia

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

25. Name of father Lauchie Duncan Gillis

26. Maiden name of mother Mary Catherine  Ferguson

27. Birthplace Father Cape Breton   Mother Cape Breton


28. Date of marriage March 8 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84496


32. Signature of

Groom Douglas Edwin Frank Grinham

Bride   Caroline Margaret Gillis

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Maisie D. Gillis

Address   215 Royal Avenue, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Name Allister MacLeod

Address   248 Royal Avenue, Sydney, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Hugh Jack

Address Lorway Abe., Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Presbyterian

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