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Mary Elizabeth Diggins birth Manassette Lake, Guysborough County on December 24, 1920

Female Birth Registration: Year: 1920 number: 63300509

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Registered No.  63300509

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF BIRTH

1. PLACE OF BIRTH

County of Guysborough

City, Town or Village Manassette Lake

2. FULL NAME OF CHILD Diggins, Mary Elizabeth

3. Sex of child

Female

4. Twin, triplet or other?

5. Was the child born alive?

Yes

6. Legitimate?

Yes

7. Date of Birth

December 24, 1920

FATHER

8. Full Name Ernest David Diggins

9. Residence Manassette Lake

10. Racial Origin Irish | 11. Age at last birthday 26

12. Birthplace Manassette Lake

13. Occupation: —

(a) Trade or profession Farming

(b) Business in which employed

MOTHER

14. Full Maiden Name Clementine Chisholm

15. Residence Manassette Lake

16. Racial Origin Scottish | 17. Age at last birthday 29

18. Birthplace Judique, Cape Breton

19. Number of children of this mother (including this child)

Living 1 Dead Stillborn

20. Occupation, if other than household duties

21. Name and Post Office address of Informant Mrs. Ernest D. Diggins Manassette Lake P.O., Guysboro Co. N.S.

22. Name of Doctor, nurse or other person in attendance at birth Drs. J. S. Brean & McCullough

I certify the foregoing to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Given under my hand this 19 January 1921

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