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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

DELAYED REGISTRATION OF BIRTH

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TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF NOVA SCOTIA

I hereby make application for the Registration of Birth of Gerald FrancisMurphy Sex Male

Date of Birth October 16, 1923 Place of Birth HalifaxCounty of Halifax

Name of Father Gerald Patrick Murphy MAIDEN NAME of Mother Florence Anne Bolt

Residence of Father when child was born Died 6 months before birth Present address of Father Deceased

Occupation of Father at Birth of child Railroad Checker Place of birth of Father Halifax, NS

Race Name and present address of Physician in attendance at birth

Signature of Applicant Mrs. Florence Martin Address of Applicant 64 West Savannah Street, Detroit, Michigan, USA Date 8 July 1942

Relationship of Applicant to child Mother

AFFIDAVIT

IN THE MATTER of the application for the Registration of the Birth of Gerald FrancisMurphy

Born at Halifax in the County of Halifax

That Gerald FrancisMurphy Whose Birth is sought to be registered was

born at Halifax Halifax County on October 16, 1923

My knowledge of the fact and date of such Birth is based on the following Circumstances:

I am the child's mother. He was born at the home of my mother who is Mrs. Margaret Graves, 10 1/2 Lawrence Street, Halifax, NS. At the time of his birth, his father had died and is buried in Los Angeles, California, USA. Date of death, April 1923, page 3645, Vol. no. 205.

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