Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 3236
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 003236
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Halifax If in City or Town Halifax
If death occured in a hospital or institution Halifax Harbour
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Purcell, Aubrey William
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE Halifax
9. DATE OF BIRTH 5 26, 1924
10. AGE in Years46 Months11 Days12 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Fisherman
12. Kind of industry Sport-fishing
13. Date last worked May 8/71 14. Total years 14
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father William Royal Purcell
17. BIRTHPLACE NS
18. NAME of Mother Theresa Hanrahan
19. BIRTHPLACE NS
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Darrell Burke
address Brussell Street, Halifax
Relationship to deceased Sister
21. Place of burial St. Philips Cemetery, Purcell's Cove
Date of burial May 12, 1971
22. Undertaker Cruikshank Funeral Home
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Asphyxiation
(b) Drowning
(c)
other Accident: fell out of small boat
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