Female Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 7525
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 007525
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney Mines
If death occured in a hospital or institution Harbour View Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Birkett, Bridget
4. Sex
Female
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
widowed
8. BIRTHPLACE Ingonish
9. DATE OF BIRTH 11 11, 1894
10. AGE in Years77 Months1 Days16 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Pensioner
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father Thomas Donovan
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Jane Reynolds
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Arthur McGuigan
address Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Co., NS
Relationship to deceased Daughter
21. Place of burial St. Josephs, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Co., NS
Date of burial 29 December 1971
22. Undertaker George R. Francis, Sydney Mines, NS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Coronary Heart Disease
(b)
(c)
other Intermittent bowel obstruction
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