Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 6116
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 006116
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Colchester If in City or Town Truro
If death occured in a hospital or institution Colchester Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Wilson, Rettie Sumner
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 9 7, 1889
10. AGE in Years82 Months1 Days11 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Merchant (retired)
12. Kind of industry Grocery
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Marie Stella
16. NAME of Father Ebenezer Wilson
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Ella Higgins
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. R.S. Wilson
address 150 Queen St. Truro
Relationship to deceased Wife
21. Place of burial Yarmouth
Date of burial October 20, 1971
22. Undertaker Mattatall Funeral Home, Truro
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH October 18, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Myocardial Infarction
(b) Arteriosclerosis
(c)
other
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