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Basil Andrew Purdy death at Sheet Harbour, Halifax County on January 21, 1970

Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 1494

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 001494

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Halifax If in City or Town Sheet Harbour

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Purdy, Basil Andrew

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

English

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 3  16, 1911

10. AGE in  Years58  Months10  Days5 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Labourer

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked Jan 21, 1970       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse Della Purdy

16. NAME of Father David  Purdy

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Christie Anne McAloney

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Mrs Basil Purdy

      address West Shore, Sheet Harbour

      Relationship to deceased Wife

21. Place of burial St Michael Cementary, Sheet Harbour

      Date of burial Jan 23, 1970

22. Undertaker Parker Hamilton

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH January 21, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Crushing injury to pelvis

(b) accident

(c)

other

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