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Aubrey William Purcell death at Halifax, Halifax County on May 8, 1971

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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