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William Albert Johnston death at North East Bay, Cape Breton County on May 18, 1970

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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