Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 5298
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 005298
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Pictou If in City or Town New Glasgow
If death occured in a hospital or institution Aberdeen Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Merlin, Ernest Francis
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
widowed
8. BIRTHPLACE Pictou
9. DATE OF BIRTH 7 17, 1925
10. AGE in Years45 Months Days23 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Labourer
12. Kind of industry Wools Farm & Industry
13. Date last worked Aug 8 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father Ernest Merlin
17. BIRTHPLACE Halifax
18. NAME of Mother Anna Bray
19. BIRTHPLACE Pictou
20. Signature of Informant Anna Fancy
address Brookfiled
Relationship to deceased Mother
21. Place of burial Mt. Rd. Cemetery, River John
Date of burial Aug 12, 1970
22. Undertaker MacLeod's Funeral Service, River John
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH August 9, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Traumatic dislocation of neck
(b)
(c)
other
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