Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2518
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 002518
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 Ley, Thomas
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
9. DATE OF BIRTH 3 29, 1897
10. AGE in Years73 Months11 Days22 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession retired
12. Kind of industry Harbour Pilot
13. Date last worked 1963 14. Total years 30
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father Charles Ley
17. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
18. NAME of Mother Susan Nearing
19. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
20. Signature of Informant Charles Ley
address 94 Manse St, Sydney, NS
Relationship to deceased son
21. Place of burial New Calvary C.R., Sydney, NS
Date of burial March 26, 1971
22. Undertaker TW Curry Ltd., Sydney, NS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Coronary thrombosis
(b)
(c)
other
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