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John Henry Barnstead

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John Henry Barnstead, who lived from June 12, 1845 to June 13, 1939, was a Canadian tanner, barrister and the Registrar of Vital Statistics in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1912, at age sixty-seven, Barnstead coordinated the retrieval, cataloguing and burial of RMS Titanic victims, devising a system of cataloguing mass-disaster remains that is still in use.

Facts
Role
Tanner, barrister and Registrar of Vital Statistics 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Canada 2
Born
1845 2
Birth Date
1845-06-12 2
Birthplace
Halifax, Nova Scotia 2
Died
1939 2
Death Date
1939-06-13 2
Place of Death
Halifax, Nova Scotia 2
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Barrister 2
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John Henry Barnstead (June 12, 1845 – June 13, 1939) was a Canadian tanner, barrister and the Registrar of Vital Statistics in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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1. John Henry Barnstead (Wikipedia)
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Barnstead and Agnes Meek, he was married to Harriet Tupper Creelman (1847-1941) in 1872.
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2. John Henry Barnstead - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    John Henry Barnstead (June 12, 1845 - June 13, 1939) was a Canadian tanner, barrister and the Registrar of Vital Statistics in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Lead paragraph, nationality clause
    John Henry Barnstead (June 12, 1845 - June 13, 1939) was a Canadian tanner, barrister and the Registrar of Vital Statistics in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Life and family section, birth sentence
    A lifelong resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia, John Henry Barnstead was born on June 12, 1845.
  • Life and family section, birth sentence, year clause
    A lifelong resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia, John Henry Barnstead was born on June 12, 1845.
  • Life and family section, birth sentence, place clause
    A lifelong resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia, John Henry Barnstead was born on June 12, 1845.
  • The Halifax Explosion section, death sentence
    Barnstead died the day after his 94th birthday, on June 13, 1939, and was buried in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, on June 16, 1939.
  • The Halifax Explosion section, death sentence, year clause
    Barnstead died the day after his 94th birthday, on June 13, 1939, and was buried in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, on June 16, 1939.
  • The Halifax Explosion section, burial clause
    Barnstead died the day after his 94th birthday, on June 13, 1939, and was buried in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, on June 16, 1939.
  • In Legal System: Law of Canada, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a Canadian tanner
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