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John George Burns death at Sydney River, Cape Breton County on October 17, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 6724

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 006724

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney River

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Burns, John George

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

single

8. BIRTHPLACE Hants County

9. DATE OF BIRTH 6  18, 1950

10. AGE in  Years21  Months3  Days29 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Labour

12. Kind of industry Truck Transport

13. Date last worked October 15, 1971       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse

16. NAME of Father John S. Burns

17. BIRTHPLACE Hants County

18. NAME of Mother Pearl Dorothy MacKenzie

19. BIRTHPLACE Hants County

20. Signature of Informant John Burns

      address 87 MacRae Ave. Sydney River

      Relationship to deceased father

21. Place of burial Forest Haven, Glace Bay

      Date of burial October 20, 1971

22. Undertaker R.H. Fillmore Funeral Home Ltd. Sydney

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH October 17, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Epidural Hemorrhage

(b)

(c)

other

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