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Gerald Whiffen death at Sydney, Cape Breton County on December 4, 1971

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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