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Edith Read death at Sydney, Cape Breton County on October 21, 1970

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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