Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2511
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 002511
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Glace Bay
If death occured in a hospital or institution General Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED MacPhail, Edward
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 6 17, 1909
10. AGE in Years67 Months8 Days18 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Retired Coal Miner
12. Kind of industry Dom. Coal Co.
13. Date last worked 1969 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father Norman MacPhail
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Ellen Bragg
19. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Eunice McPhail
address 26 Douglas Ave., Glace Bay
Relationship to deceased Sister in law
21. Place of burial Greenwood Cemetery, Glace Bay
Date of burial 9 March 1971
22. Undertaker Patten's Funeral Home Ltd., 71 Union Street, Glace Bay
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH March 7, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) 3rd Degree Burns, 90% of the body
(b)
(c)
other Shock due to burns
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