Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 5885
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 005885
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town North Sydney
If death occured in a hospital or institution St. Elizabeth Hospital, North Sydney, NS
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED MacNeil, James Alexander
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 7 27, 1901
10. AGE in Years70 Months2 Days9 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Businessman
12. Kind of industry General Store
13. Date last worked 12 May 1971 14. Total years 54 years
15. If married name of spouse Mary MacNeil
16. NAME of Father Alexander MacNeil
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Frances Quinn
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Vincent MacNeil
address Bras d'Or, Cape Breton Co., NS
Relationship to deceased Son
21. Place of burial St. Joseph's, Bras d'Or, Cape Breton Co., NS
Date of burial 10 October 1971
22. Undertaker George R. Francis, Sydney Mines, NS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH October 6, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Myocardial Infarction
(b)
(c)
other
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