Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 6554
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 006554
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED MacNeil, Edward
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
9. DATE OF BIRTH 12 1, 1958
10. AGE in Years12 Months2 Days15 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father James MacNeil
17. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
18. NAME of Mother Anne Gillis
19. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
20. Signature of Informant James MacNeil
address 77 Henry St. Sydney, NS
Relationship to deceased Father
21. Place of burial Calvary Cemetery
Date of burial February 19, 1971
22. Undertaker T.W. Curry
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Suicide
(b) Self inflicted gunshot to the head
(c)
other
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