Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 6196
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 006196
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Halifax If in City or Town Westphal
If death occured in a hospital or institution Westphal
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Hughes, Richard Peter
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Irish
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 9 9, 1945
10. AGE in Years25 Months1 Days0 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Insurance Underwriter
12. Kind of industry Insurance
13. Date last worked Oct 8, 1970 14. Total years 1
15. If married name of spouse Christina Hughes
16. NAME of Father Ralph Hughes
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Joan Pearson
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mrs Joan Hughes
address Head Chezzetcook
Relationship to deceased Mother
21. Place of burial East Chezzetcook
Date of burial October 12, 1970
22. Undertaker Rowlings Funeral Service Musquodoboit Harbour
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH October 9, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Multiple Head Injuries
(b) Car Accident
(c)
other
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