Female Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 2275
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 002275
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Digby If in City or Town Digby
If death occured in a hospital or institution Digby General Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Hanson, Edna May
4. Sex
Female
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Cheverie
9. DATE OF BIRTH 12 31, 1884
10. AGE in Years85 Months2 Days17 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Housewife
12. Kind of industry Housekeeping
13. Date last worked 1970 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse William A. Hanson
16. NAME of Father Charles D. Wilcox
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Sarah Sanford
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Lea. H. Hanson
address Digby, N.D.
Relationship to deceased Son
21. Place of burial Digby
Date of burial March 20, 1970
22. Undertaker R. Jayne, Digby
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Cancer of rectum
(b)
(c)
other
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