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Edward Arnold Bernard MacKay death at New Glasgow, Pictou County on December 1, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 7416

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 007416

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Pictou If in City or Town New Glasgow
If death occured in a hospital or institution (died in ambulance)

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED MacKay, Edward Arnold Bernard

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 4  28,

10. AGE in  Years25  Months7  Days8 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession unemployed

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse Linda Tucker

16. NAME of Father Edward F. McKay

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Jean Arnold

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Thomas Rogers

      address 85 Elm St, New Glasgow

      Relationship to deceased Brother in law

21. Place of burial Lourdes Cemetery, Stelllarton

      Date of burial December 4, 1971

22. Undertaker Eagles Funeral Home, Westville

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH December 1, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) massive, instant abdominal hemmorhage

(b) ruptured left common iliac artery

(c) Self inflicted gun shot wound to abdomen

other Suicide - Self inflicted gunshot wound

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