Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 5117
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 005117
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney
If death occured in a hospital or institution Sydney City Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Phillips, Alexander
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Margaree Centre, C.B. Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 4 11, 1883
10. AGE in Years88 Months4 Days7 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Steelworker & Farmer
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14 yrs 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Priscilla Huett
16. NAME of Father Fred Phillips
17. BIRTHPLACE Margaree, C.B. N.S.
18. NAME of Mother Margaret MacRae
19. BIRTHPLACE Middle River C.B. N.S.
20. Signature of Informant Mr. Kenneth Phillips
address 199 Whitney Ave., Sydney
Relationship to deceased son
21. Place of burial Forest Haven, Sydney/Glace Bay Hwy, CB, NS
Date of burial August 20, 1971
22. Undertaker R.H. Fillmore Funeral Home Ltd. Sydney, NS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH August 18, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Cerebrovascular Accident left hemiplegia
(b) Arteriosclerosis with Cardiac Disease
(c)
other Diabetes
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