Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 4187
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 004187
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 Swift, Russell Scott
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Westport
9. DATE OF BIRTH 7 31, 1910
10. AGE in Years59 Months11 Days7 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Fisherman
12. Kind of industry Fishing
13. Date last worked 1969 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Mildred Curry
16. NAME of Father Hantford Swift
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Rosie Titus
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mr. W. Swift
address Westport
Relationship to deceased Nephew
21. Place of burial Westport
Date of burial July 9 1970
22. Undertaker R. W. Jayne, Digby
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Malignant Melanoma with Metastases
(b)
(c)
other
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