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David Allan Purdy death at Pugwash, Cumberland County on July 1, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 4537

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 004537

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Cumberland If in City or Town Pugwash

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Purdy, David Allan

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

single

8. BIRTHPLACE Malagash

9. DATE OF BIRTH 3  11, 1952

10. AGE in  Years19  Months3  Days20 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Labourer

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked May 20/71       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse

16. NAME of Father Carson MacGrath

17. BIRTHPLACE Malagash, Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Irene Purdy

19. BIRTHPLACE Malagash, Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Charles Purdy

      address RR# 3 Wallace, Nova Scotia

      Relationship to deceased Grandfather

21. Place of burial Malagash, NS

      Date of burial July 4, 1971

22. Undertaker W I Mundle, Pugwash, Nova Scotia

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Drowning

(b)

(c)

other Accident: while swimming

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