Female Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 6291
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 006291
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Read, Edith
4. Sex
Female
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE New Brunswick
9. DATE OF BIRTH 1 14, 1899
10. AGE in Years71 Months9 Days7 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Pensioner
12. Kind of industry Bank of Commerce
13. Date last worked 1961 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father James E Read
17. BIRTHPLACE Tidnish, Canada
18. NAME of Mother Rosara Davidson
19. BIRTHPLACE Tidnish, Canada
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Alice MacLean
address 17 Tain Street, Sydney
Relationship to deceased Niece
21. Place of burial Tidnish
Date of burial 24 Oct 1970
22. Undertaker R H Fillmore, 141 Dorchester Street, Sydney
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Cerebral vascular accident
(b) Hypertension
(c)
other
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