Female Birth Registration: Year: 1920 number: 64500813
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Registered No. 64500813
PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF BIRTH
1. PLACE OF BIRTH
County of Cumberland
City, Town or Village Springhill
2. FULL NAME OF CHILD Potter, Ruth Isabell
3. Sex of child
Female
4. Twin, triplet or other?
5. Was the child born alive?
Yes
6. Legitimate?
Yes
7. Date of Birth
June 5, 1920
FATHER
8. Full Name Joseph Wylie Potter
9. Residence Springhill
10. Racial Origin Scottish Irish | 11. Age at last birthday 33
12. Birthplace Advocate, Cumb. Co. N.S.
13. Occupation: —
(a) Trade or profession Painter (house(
(b) Business in which employed same
MOTHER
14. Full Maiden Name Eva Lillian Fullerton
15. Residence Springhill
16. Racial Origin Scottish Irish | 17. Age at last birthday 30
18. Birthplace Halfway River, Cumb. Co. N.S.
19. Number of children of this mother (including this child)
Living 3 Dead 1 Stillborn
20. Occupation, if other than household duties
21. Name and Post Office address of Informant J.W. Potter Springhill
22. Name of Doctor, nurse or other person in attendance at birth Dr. M.J. Wardrope
I certify the foregoing to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Given under my hand this 17 June 1920
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