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Ernest Francis Merlin death at New Glasgow, Pictou County on August 9, 1970

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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