The below list of individuals who died in Cumberland County between 1862 and 2021 has been derived from various published Court decisions. As discussed elsewhere, the presentation of the facts is of much less importance than the legal principles, so the information may be less detailed than a genealogist would typically desire. The age of the deceased and the name of his/her/its spouse are not usually provided; sometimes even the deceased's place of residence is not part of the Court decision. Note that a few of these individuals were killed in motor vehicle accidents along the highway, so they may have no connection to Cumberland County beyond simply dying there.
Information about the manner or cause of death is sometimes included in the court decision, especially where it was the result of negligence or criminal activity. This includes things like automobile and industrial accidents and murder. I have excluded a handful of individuals who died while owning cottages in the County as there is no evidence that they were normally resident there.
Except for some more recent decisons from about the late-1990s onwards, published law reports are generally not freely available online. To review most of the original decisions referenced below, it will be necessary to visit a law library where these types of publications are held.
| Law Report Title | Abbreviation | Dates Published |
| Dominion Law Reports | DLR | 1912 - Present |
| Maritime Provinces Reports | MPR | 1929 - 1968 |
| Nova Scotia Reports (First Series) | NSR | 1834 - 1929 |
| Nova Scotia Reports (Second Series) | NSR (2d) | 1969 - 2016 |
Please note that I am NOT actively researching any of these families and so I am unable to do look-ups or provide any additional information on the persons listed here. There may be errors as this information is taken directly from the published sources.
This document is part of the Nova Scotia Genealogy Resources Page.
Name |
Residence |
Place of Death |
Date of Death |
Comments |
Source |
Allen, Stephen Mansford |
|
Pugwash Junction |
September 4, 2011 |
|
2014 NSSC 283 |
Beaton, Angus |
Springhill |
|
July 12, 1962 |
spouse: Dora (Crowe) |
3 N.S.R. (2d) 325 |
Black, Albert Church |
Amherst |
Amherst |
July 15, 1977 |
|
34 N.S.R. (2d) 487 |
Bonnyman, J. Aubrey |
Wallace |
|
February 4, 1977 |
|
27 N.S.R. (2d) 329 |
Boss, Raymond |
Springhill |
|
August 1994 |
|
1999 NSCA 133 |
Campbell, _____ (Mrs) |
East Wentworth |
|
1928 |
spouse: Ruben |
4 M.P.R. 502 |
Campbell, Ruben |
East Wentworth |
|
ca. 1922 |
|
4 M.P.R. 502 |
Casey, Douglas A. |
Amherst |
|
November 30, 1975 |
|
33 N.S.R. (2d) 607 |
Chapman, George Edward |
|
West Amherst |
October 15, 1973 |
s/o Arthur & Anne |
21 N.S.R. (2d) 477 |
Chappell, Rex K. |
|
|
December 11, 1989 |
His estate was probated in Cumberland County |
116 N.S.R.(2d) 227 |
Clyke, George Alexander |
|
East Southampton |
March 4, 1956 |
|
12 D.L.R. (2d) 242 |
Davis, Donald James “Jim” |
Rodney |
|
November 2017 |
|
2022 NSSC 212 |
DeLong, John H. |
Port Greville |
|
September 2012 |
spouse: Helen Lewis |
2013 NSCA 74 |
Demetre, _____ |
Springhill |
|
February 1979 |
spouse: Tulla |
36 N.S.R. (2d) 621 |
Dow, Gordon Leslie |
|
Maccan |
June 18, 1983 |
|
72 N.S.R. (2d) 297 |
Downey, David |
|
Maccan |
June 18, 1983 |
spouse: Ruth Ann |
72 N.S.R. (2d) 297 |
Dunbar, Sybil R. |
Port Howe |
Amherst |
June 26, 1982 |
ae. 78; nee Peppard |
54 N.S.R. (2d) 688 |
Fisher, _____ |
Amherst? |
|
1994 |
|
2001 NSCA 18 |
Gay, Isabel |
Brookdale |
|
ca. February 1953 |
spouse: Alfred |
4 D.L.R. (2d)146 |
Hayman, Dora |
Springhill |
|
May 20, 1970 |
m1: Angus Beaton; m2: Alvin Hayman |
3 N.S.R. (2d)325 |
Herdman, William Walker |
River Hebert |
Pugsley's Crossing, near Strathcona |
February 10, 1917 |
spouse: Wilma Pearl; He was a physician |
52 N.S.R. 185; 59 S.C.R. 127 |
Hunter, George M. |
Leamington |
Leamington |
October 10th, 1994 |
ae. 87; spouse: Marion Pearl |
1999 CanLII 1695 |
Jordan, Timothy Robert |
|
Wentworth |
September 29, 1991 |
ae. 21 |
n/a |
King, Lewis A. |
Oxford |
Oxford |
March 20, 1920 |
Wood-Patton Block fire |
54 N.S.R. 329 |
Kinnear, John D. |
Amherst |
|
August 23, 1888 |
|
22 N.S.R. 423 |
Latta, David |
|
Shulee |
August 23, 1991 |
|
121 N.S.R. (2d) 28 |
Letcher, _____ (Mrs) |
Springhill |
|
1943 |
spouse: Richard |
21 M.P.R. 270 |
Loasby, C. Frederick |
Springhill |
Springhill |
January 3, 1893 |
|
27 N.S.R. 349 |
Lusby, John S. |
Amherst |
|
1947 |
|
1995 CanLII 4398 |
MacDonald, William Archie |
Springhill |
Amherst |
May 19, 1969 |
|
3 N.S.R. (2d) 582 |
MacKay, Marie Ann |
Amherst |
|
June 1, 1991 |
spouse: Earl |
110 N.S.R. (2d) 445 |
Maskell, Karen |
Wentworth? |
|
December 2010 |
spouse: Thomas |
2017 NSSC 305 |
Maskell, Thomas Warren |
Wentworth |
|
December 19, 2014 |
spouse: m1: Karen, m2: Joanne Baxter; s/o Carol |
2017 NSSC 305 |
Mills, Daniel |
Linden |
|
ca. 1884 |
|
40 N.S.R. 4 |
Mills, Elizabeth |
Amherst |
|
March 12, 1901 |
spouse: William |
53 N.S.R. 257 |
Mills, William Nelson |
Amherst |
Amherst |
August 16, 1862 |
spouse: Elizabeth |
53 N.S.R. 257 |
Milner, Jeffrey |
Amherst |
Amherst |
April 4, 1987 |
spouse: Theresa Lines |
1990 CanLII 4108 |
Morris, Augusta Vickery |
Advocate Harbour |
|
April 6, 2016 |
|
2019 NSPB 2 |
Mont, Janie |
Southampton |
|
ca. 1985 |
|
105 N.S.R. (2d) 444 |
Montrose, Clarence W. |
Pugwash |
Amherst |
April 29, 1980 |
ae. 81; m2: Beatrice Louisa |
39 N.S.R. (2d) 339 |
Moodie, Sarah J. |
Wallace Ridge |
Wallace Ridge |
October 30, 1954 |
ae. 87 |
12 D.L.R. (2d) 306 |
Murray, Valerie |
Halifax |
Between Parrsboro and Advocate |
May 11, 1999 |
ae. 28; spouse: Douglas; much biographical detail |
2001 NSSC 104 |
Pugsley, _____ |
West Brook |
West Brook |
November 2, 1982 |
|
55 N.S.R. (2d) 163 |
Quinlan, Mary Ann |
Springhill |
|
September 21, 1945 |
|
21 M.P.R. 270; 1 D.L.R. (2d) 646 |
Ramsay, Marion Araminta |
Amherst |
Halifax |
October 27, 2002 |
ae. 81 |
2004 NSSC 140 |
Reid, Tom |
Oxford |
near Oxford |
August 22, 2013 |
|
2014 NSSC 90 |
Ripley, Thomas |
Nappan |
|
1886 |
|
34 N.S.R. 352 |
Roach, John |
Nappan |
|
1862 |
|
34 N.S.R. 352 |
Rogers, Roxanna |
|
|
February 14, 2009 |
Her estate was probated in Cumberland County |
2012 NSSC 435 |
Ross, Colin |
Springhill |
|
May 1997 |
|
1999 NSCA 133 |
Slaunwhite, Mervyn Bayne |
|
Wentworth Valley |
ca. 1976 |
|
21 NSR (2d) 343 |
Smith, Darrell Winston |
|
|
June 26, 2021 |
His estate was probated in Cumberland County |
2023 NSSC 196 |
Stewart, George |
Shipyard Island |
|
February 1881 |
|
19 N.S.R. 157 |
Taylor, Eva Smith |
Amherst? |
|
August 6, 2002 |
ae. 90 |
2004 NSSC 124 |
Vance, Alexander "Sandy" |
|
Springhill |
ca. 1932 |
|
5 M.P.R. 515 |