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William James Smith death at Glace Bay, Cape Breton County on April 14, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2880

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 002880

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Glace Bay
If death occured in a hospital or institution Glace Bay General Hospital

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Smith, William James

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 8  1, 1888

10. AGE in  Years82  Months8  Days13 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Ret'd Coal Miner

12. Kind of industry Dom. Coal Co

13. Date last worked 1951       14. Total years 50 yrs

15. If married name of spouse Margaret May Smith

16. NAME of Father William Smith

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Mary Gardiner

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Gordon Smith

      address 75 Westmount Rd, Westmount, Sydney

      Relationship to deceased Son

21. Place of burial Black Brook, Port Morien

      Date of burial April 16, 1971

22. Undertaker Patten's Funeral Home LTD 71 Union St Glace Bay

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Carcinoma Lungs

(b) Bronchitis

(c)

other

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