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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