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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