Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 1732
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 001732
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Glace Bay
If death occured in a hospital or institution St Joseph's Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Neilson, James
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
widowed
8. BIRTHPLACE Scotland
9. DATE OF BIRTH 9 30, 1886
10. AGE in Years83 Months4 Days1 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Retired Coal Miner
12. Kind of industry Dominion Coal Company
13. Date last worked 1954 14. Total years 58
15. If married name of spouse Helen Neilson
16. NAME of Father David Neilson
17. BIRTHPLACE Scotland
18. NAME of Mother Elizabeth Paterson
19. BIRTHPLACE Scotland
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Clyde MacLeod
address Port Calendonia
Relationship to deceased Daughter
21. Place of burial Port Caledonia
Date of burial Feb 3, 1970
22. Undertaker Patten's Funeral Home
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Chronic Bronchitis with Emphysema
(b) Congestive Cardiac Failure
(c)
other
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