Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 5293
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 005293
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Pictou If in City or Town New Glasgow
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Best, Albert Theophilus
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
African
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE George Town, Barbados
9. DATE OF BIRTH 8 26, 1896
10. AGE in Years74 Months11 Days5 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Porter
12. Kind of industry Railway
13. Date last worked 1957 14. Total years 50
15. If married name of spouse Carrie Prevoe
16. NAME of Father Theophilus Best
17. BIRTHPLACE Barbados, West Indies
18. NAME of Mother Cecilia Nites
19. BIRTHPLACE Barbados, West Indies
20. Signature of Informant Carrie M. Best
address 599 South Washington St. New Glasgow, NS
Relationship to deceased Wife
21. Place of burial Lorne Street Cemetery, New Glasgow, NS
Date of burial Aug 3, 1971
22. Undertaker Ross Funeral Homes
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Carcinoma Prostate with metastases
(b)
(c)
other
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Note: African Nova Scotian
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