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John William Nicholson death at Glace Bay, Cape Breton County on May 18, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 3655

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 003655

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Glace Bay
If death occured in a hospital or institution Mine accident #26 Colliery

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Nicholson, John William

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

English

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 9  20, 1938

10. AGE in  Years32  Months7  Days28 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Coal Miner

12. Kind of industry Devco Corp.

13. Date last worked May 18, 1971       14. Total years 14 years

15. If married name of spouse Lillian Nicholson

16. NAME of Father Neil Nicholson

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Christine Warren

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Mrs. L. Nicholson

      address 26 Douglas Avenue, Glace Bay, NS

      Relationship to deceased Wife

21. Place of burial Forest Haven, Grand Lake Rd, Cape Breton Co., NS

      Date of burial May 21, 1971

22. Undertaker Patten’s Funeral Home Ltd, 71 Union St, Glace Bay, NS

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Fracture neck

(b)

(c)

other Accident: Struck by coal car while working underground

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