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Joseph Gordon Whitewood birth Glace Bay, Cape Breton County on November 19, 1920

Male Birth Registration: Year: 1920 number: 66300815

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Registered No.  66300815

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF BIRTH

1. PLACE OF BIRTH

County of Cape Breton

City, Town or Village Glace Bay

2. FULL NAME OF CHILD Whitewood, Joseph Gordon

3. Sex of child

Male

4. Twin, triplet or other?

5. Was the child born alive?

Yes

6. Legitimate?

Yes

7. Date of Birth

November 19, 1920

FATHER

8. Full Name Edward Lindsey Whitewood

9. Residence Tower Road, Dom.#4, Glace Bay

10. Racial Origin English | 11. Age at last birthday 38

12. Birthplace Liscomb Mills, Guysburgh Co.

13. Occupation: —

(a) Trade or profession Fire man

(b) Business in which employed Coal ? fire room

MOTHER

14. Full Maiden Name Agnes McGrath

15. Residence Tower Road, Dom#4, Glace Bay

16. Racial Origin Irish | 17. Age at last birthday 42

18. Birthplace Louisburg, Cape Breton

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

Living 6 Dead Stillborn 1

20. Occupation, if other than household duties

21. Name and Post Office address of Informant Dom#4, Glace Bay

22. Name of Doctor, nurse or other person in attendance at birth Calder, Nurse name Mrs. McKenzie

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

Given under my hand this 14 December 1920

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