Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 5306
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 005306
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Halifax If in City or Town Halifax
If death occured in a hospital or institution V.G Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED MacDonald, William Matthew
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 11 22, 1903
10. AGE in Years67 Months9 Days14 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Ret'd Plumber
12. Kind of industry Hfx. School Board
13. Date last worked 1966 14. Total years 30
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father James W. MacDonald
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Alfreda Collins
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Geraldine Hubley
address Seabright P.O., Hfx. County
Relationship to deceased Sister
21. Place of burial St. John's Cemetery, Hfx.
Date of burial Sept 7, 1971
22. Undertaker Halifax Funeral Home Ltd.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH September 4, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Metabolic Encephalopathy
(b) Diabetes Mellitus
(c)
other
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