Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 7501
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 007501
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Victoria If in City or Town Neils Harbour
If death occured in a hospital or institution Bucanhan Memorial Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Donovan, William
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Ingonish Beach
9. DATE OF BIRTH 11 20, 1885
10. AGE in Years85 Months1 Days9 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Fisherman
12. Kind of industry Fishing
13. Date last worked 1965 14. Total years 40
15. If married name of spouse Caroline McGean
16. NAME of Father John Donovan
17. BIRTHPLACE Ingonish Beach
18. NAME of Mother Rachael Carm
19. BIRTHPLACE Ingonish Beach
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Russell Whitby
address Ingonish Beach
Relationship to deceased Daughter
21. Place of burial Ingonish Beach
Date of burial January 2, 1971
22. Undertaker Fillmore & Whitman Funeral Home Ltd. Sydney Mines
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH December 29, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Congestive cardiac failure
(b)
(c)
other
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