Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 4052
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 004052
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town North East Bay
If death occured in a hospital or institution Bras d'Or Lake
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Johnston, William Albert
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Barrachois
9. DATE OF BIRTH 7 3, 1921
10. AGE in Years48 Months10 Days15 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Service Station
12. Kind of industry ESSO
13. Date last worked May 16, 1970 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Mina Johnston
16. NAME of Father
17. BIRTHPLACE
18. NAME of Mother
19. BIRTHPLACE
20. Signature of Informant Mrs Mina Johnston
address South Bar, RR#1 Sydney
Relationship to deceased widow
21. Place of burial Forest Haven, Sydney-Glace Bay Highway
Date of burial June 19, 1970
22. Undertaker R.H. Fillmore Funeral Home Ltd. Sydney
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Death due to drowning
(b) Drowned May 18, 1970
(c) Body recovered June 17, 1970
other Accident small boat capsized Bras d'Or Lake
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