Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 1228
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 001228
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 Ferguson, Arthur
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 9 10, 1893
10. AGE in Years77 Months4 Days6 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Retired
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father
17. BIRTHPLACE
18. NAME of Mother
19. BIRTHPLACE
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Roy Tobin
address Howie Centre, Cape Breton
Relationship to deceased
21. Place of burial Resurrection Cemetery, Sydney Forks
Date of burial January 19, 1971
22. Undertaker T.W. Curry Funeral Home, Sydney
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Cerebral thrombosis
(b)
(c)
other Hypertension
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