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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 Margaret FlorenceMacDonald Sex Female

Date of Birth July 13, 1924 Place of Birth AmherstCounty of Cumberland

Name of Father Angus MacDonald MAIDEN NAME of Mother Eva Josephine Foley

Were the Parents married at the time of the Birth? Yes

Residence of Father when child was born West Amherst, Cumberland Co., NS Present address of Father Deceased

Occupation of Father at Birth of child Steel Worker Place of birth of Father Glendale, Inverness Co., NS

Race Name and present address of Physician in attendance at birth

Signature of Applicant Kathleen Mary MacDonald Address of Applicant 13 Lawrence Street, Amherst, Cumberland Co., NS Date 16 May 1958

Relationship of Applicant to child Sister

AFFIDAVIT

IN THE MATTER of the application for the Registration of the Birth of Margaret FlorenceMacDonald

Born at Amherst in the County of Cumberland

That Margaret FlorenceMacDonald Whose Birth is sought to be registered was

born at Amherst Cumberland County on July 13, 1924

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

I am a sister of the said Margaret Florence MacDonald and am eleven years older than she and I was residing with our parents at the time of her birth and saw my said sister shortly after her birth and I have a general recollection of the time of her birth. In our family, my sister's birth was always understood to have taken place at Highland View Hospital, Amherst, NS on July 13, 1924

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