Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 7176
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 007176
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney
If death occured in a hospital or institution Sydney City Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Whiffen, Gerald
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Sydney
9. DATE OF BIRTH 9 13, 1923
10. AGE in Years48 Months3 Days21 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Truck driver
12. Kind of industry Mover
13. Date last worked 6yrs 14. Total years 20yrs
15. If married name of spouse Evangeline Whiffen (Chipman)
16. NAME of Father Thomas Whiffen
17. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
18. NAME of Mother Bridget Murphy
19. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. G. Whiffen
address 95 Argyle St, Sydney NS
Relationship to deceased Wife
21. Place of burial Resurrection Cemetary
Date of burial December 7, 1971
22. Undertaker T.W. Curry Ltd
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH December 4, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Diabetes Mellitus
(b)
(c)
other
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