Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 4841
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 004841
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Pictou If in City or Town New Glasgow
If death occured in a hospital or institution Aberdeen Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED MacKay, William Neil
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE East River St. Mary's, Pictou County
9. DATE OF BIRTH 10 11, 1891
10. AGE in Years79 Months9 Days7 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Retired
12. Kind of industry Merchant & Farmer
13. Date last worked 15 yrs 14. Total years life
15. If married name of spouse Elizabeth Chisholm
16. NAME of Father James MacGregor MacKay
17. BIRTHPLACE East River St. Mary's
18. NAME of Mother Elizabeth Campbell
19. BIRTHPLACE East River St. Mary's
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. William MacKay
address East River St. Mary's, NS
Relationship to deceased Wife
21. Place of burial East River St. Mary's, NS
Date of burial July 21, 1971
22. Undertaker Angus, New Glasgow
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH July 18, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Cerebral Thrombosis
(b) Arteriosclerosis
(c)
other
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