Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2020
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 002020
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Colchester If in City or Town Truro
If death occured in a hospital or institution Weir's Nursing Home
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Bruce, James William
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
widowed
8. BIRTHPLACE Moose River
9. DATE OF BIRTH 12 6, 1886
10. AGE in Years84 Months2 Days16 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Gold Miner - Retired
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 1950 14. Total years Life
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father James Bruce
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Susan Miller
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Lester Ettinger
address Noel, Nova Scotia
Relationship to deceased Daughter
21. Place of burial West Gore, Nova Scotia
Date of burial 25 February 1971
22. Undertaker Ettinger Funeral Service Limited
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Carcinoma of Prostate
(b)
(c)
other
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