Reprobate ancestor

I have spent many hours searching Ontario death records on Ancestry.ca. The death records usually are quite factual: name, residence, cause of death, informant, etc. Imagine my surprise one day to run across the following death record for my third great granduncle, John N. Talbot.

The cause of death:"partly old age; but also the effects of bad conduct in early life"
Under occupation:"Farmer, auctioneer, alderman, path finder, constable, tavern keeper, pawn broker, marine, stone man and at last ??; leaves two widows and several children"
Religious Denomination:First a Protestant of Orange, then a Roman Catholic, then again a Protestant, but at last not known to have any religious belief at his death
Detail comments:Name: John Talbot
Death Date: 21 Aug 1873
Death Location: MiddlesexGender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798Birth Location: Ireland

http://content.ancestry.ca/iexec/?htx=View&r=5543&dbid=8946&iid=ONMS935_7-0257&fn=John&ln=Talbot&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1814890

It would seem the registrar, Alex A. Abbott, had some personal knowledge of the deceased :D This the only time I have come across a death record that added much more information than the register requests.

Black sheep certainly add spice to family research.

Wow, I can't believe I'm blogging!!

Isn't technology wonderful :D I can't believe how easy it was to start a blog. I am currently cooking Easter dinner for my family so I won't have much time today to say much . . . but look for more in the future.