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Richard Peter Hughes death at Westphal, Halifax County on October 9, 1970

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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