At the time of the 1901 Canada Census, Anne Woodville, her sons Douglas, Howard, William, and Vernon McKay, her daughter Lizzie McKay, her daughter-in-law Louise McKay, and her granddaughters Annie and Muriel McKay were listed as living in Lockeport, Nova Scotia[1]. On the census, William's birthdate was listed as April 25, 1868, and his occupation was listed as "Fisherman".
Notation: (Nsarm) (Drown in Black Harbour) Buried in Old Kirk - Unmarked Grave
https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=266537
Death record states the coroner could not decide if death was accidental or suicidal.
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