Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 6268
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 006268
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney
If death occured in a hospital or institution St. Rita Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Ratchford, George Adolph
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
9. DATE OF BIRTH 3 20, 1896
10. AGE in Years74 Months3 Days25 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Mae
16. NAME of Father Thomas Ratchford
17. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
18. NAME of Mother Ellen Meaghen
19. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
20. Signature of Informant June Ratchford
address 15 Louisa St., Sydney
Relationship to deceased daughter
21. Place of burial Resurrection Cemetery. Sydney Forks
Date of burial July 18, 1970
22. Undertaker T.W. Curry, Limited, Sydney
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH July 15, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) CVA massive
(b) Atherosclerosis
(c)
other
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