Eliza (Scarrow) Nelson (1840 - 1887)

Born 12 Feb 1840 in Freckenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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Died 8 Aug 1887 at age 47 in Pembina, Pembina, North Dakota, United States

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Eliza (Scarrow) Nelson was born in Suffolk, England.

Eliza (Scarrow) Nelson was born on February 12, 1840 in Freckenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She was the daughter of James Scarrow and Susan Ratford.^[1][2]

Her siblings were:

1. William Nelson
2. Jacob Nelson
3. Mary Ann Nelson
4. James Nelson
5. Henry Nelson
6. Elizabeth Nelson
7. George Nelson
8. John Nelson
9. Matthew Nelson

In 1841, 1 year old Eliza was living in Freckenham, Suffolk with her parents and siblings. Her father was working as agricultural laborer and her mother was keeping house and caring for their 7 children.

In 1851, 14 year old Eliza was living in Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada with her parents and siblings.^[3]

Eliza married Henry Nelson in 1860.^[4][5]

Their children:

1. Fanny Nelson
2. Naomi Nelson
3. Mary Ann Nelson
4. Susan Nelson
5. Martha Nelson
6. Elizabeth Nelson
7. James Henry Nelson (1873 - 1958).
8. Frances Nelson
9. Eliza Jane Nelson
10. Grace Nelson

In 1871, 32 year old Eliza was living in Mulmur, Simcoe, Ontario with her husband and children.^[6]

In 1880, 41 year old Eliza was living in Saint Vincent, Kittson, Minnesota with her husband and children. Her husband was working as a laborer.^[7]

Eliza died on August 8, 1887 in Pembina, Pembina, North Dakota, United States aged 47.^[2]

Research Notes

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• I changed her last name at birth from "Unknown" to Scarrow based on her children's records listing her maiden name.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 25 Oct 2021), database entry for SCARROW, ELIZA (Mother's maiden surname: SUSAN RATFORD). GRO Reference: 1840 M Quarter in MILDENHALL UNION Volume 13 Page 450.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177019649/eliza-nelson : accessed 25 October 2021), memorial page for Eliza Scarrow Nelson (12 Feb 1840–8 Aug 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #177019649, citing Pembina Cemetery, Pembina, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Karen E. Black (contributor 48532903) .
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1851; Census Place: Wellington, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11756; Page: 87; Line: 30 Accessed on ancestry.com, October 2021.
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4. ↑ "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-MWPW : 9 March 2018), Henry Nelson and Eliza Dearing, Mar 1860; citing Wellington, Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,067.
5. ↑ Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 [database on-line]. Accessed on ancestry.com, October 2021.
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   Name: Eliza Seaman
   Age: 21
   Gender: Female
   Birth Place: England
   Residence: Eramosa
   Spouse Name: Henry Nelson
   Spouse Age: 23
   Spouse Gender: Male
   Spouse Birth Place: Unites States
   Spouse Residence: Rockwood
   Marriage Date: 1 Mar 1860
   Father Name: Joseph Seaman
   Mother Name: Sarah Seaman
   Spouse Father Name: Joseph William Nelson
   Spouse Mother Name: Lydia Nelson
   County: Wellington
   Microfilm Roll: 1030067

6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47Y-7X3 : 19 March 2021), Elize Nelson in household of Henry Nelson, Mulmur, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ9D-XHL : 19 February 2021), Eliza Nelson in household of Henry Nelson, Saint Vincent, Kittson, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district ED 216, sheet 128A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,624.

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