Male Birth Registration: Year: 1920 number: 67500400
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Registered No. 67500400
PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF BIRTH
1. PLACE OF BIRTH
County of Halifax
City, Town or Village Gays River
2. FULL NAME OF CHILD Newman, James Willis
3. Sex of child
Male
4. Twin, triplet or other?
5. Was the child born alive?
Yes
6. Legitimate?
7. Date of Birth
March 14, 1920
FATHER
8. Full Name James Willis Newman
9. Residence Gays River, Halifax Co,
10. Racial Origin English | 11. Age at last birthday 37
12. Birthplace Cooks Brook, Halifax County
13. Occupation: —
(a) Trade or profession Butcher
(b) Business in which employed meats
MOTHER
14. Full Maiden Name Winnifred Walker Layton
15. Residence Gays River, Halifax Co,
16. Racial Origin English | 17. Age at last birthday 18
18. Birthplace Truro, Colchester Co
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. Laura J Taylor Gays River, Halifax Co,
22. Name of Doctor, nurse or other person in attendance at birth H.B. Havey, M.D. nurse Mrs. Laura Taylor
I certify the foregoing to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Given under my hand this 5 April 1920
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