Individual Details
Nelson Egbert Baker
(2 March 1872 - 17 August 1950)
Events
| Birth | 2 March 1872 | Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |  | ||
| Census-shared | 1881 | (Mary "Nancy" Hopkins) Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Census-shared | 1891 | (Mary "Nancy" Hopkins) Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Marriage | 3 July 1895 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Sarah Isabella Jennex | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |  | | |
| Census | 1911 | East Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | | |
| Census | 1921 | East Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Census | 1931 | East Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Death | 17 August 1950 | Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Occupation | a fisherman | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Isabella Jennex (1875 - 1922) |
| Child | Robert Clark Baker (1896 - 1967) |
| Child | Arthur M Baker (1898 - 1918) |
| Child | Alice Mary Baker (1899 - 1968) |
| Child | Frederick Morgan Baker (1906 - 1978) |
| Child | Bertha Clare Baker (1911 - 1995) |
| Child | Maurice Merlin Baker (1912 - 1987) |
| Child | Anna Maud Baker (1916 - 1988) |
| Father | Ephraim Edward Baker (1841 - 1876) |
| Mother | Mary "Nancy" Hopkins (1848 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Porter Baker (1868 - ) |
| Sibling | Annie Eliza Baker (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | Cynthia Bertha Baker (1875 - ) |
Notes
Census
Nelson's occupation is listed a fisherman with annual earnings of $200.Census
Nelson's occupation is listed as a fisherman. His background is German. Also appearing in the 1911 Census in the household of Nelson Baker is a blind musician named James Butler, age 45.Endnotes
1. Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, birth registration book: 1810 page: 165 number: 416, Nelson Egbert Baker, born at Jeddore, Halifax County, 2 March 1872; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 18 November 2022).
2. 1881 Canada Census, Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Nominal Return of the Living, district 10, subdistrict W, page 43, dwelling 165, family 167, household of Mary Baker ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881 : accessed 14 January 2021).
3. 1891 Canada Census, Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Nominal Return of the Living, district 34, subdistrict W, page 20, family 91, household of Mary Baker ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1891 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891 : accessed 14 January 2021).
4. Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, marriage registration book: 1819 page: 57 number: 240, Nelson A. Baker and Sarah J. Jennex, married at Halifax, 3 July 1895; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 18 November 2022).
5. 1901 Canada Census, Jeddore, Nova Scotia, nominal return of living persons, district 33, subdistrict X, page 18, dwelling 171, family 172, household of Nelson Baker ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1901 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/ : accessed 2 January 2021); Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Microfilm: T-6452.
6. 1911 Canada Census, Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Population Schedule, district 45, subdistrict 15 Jeddore and Lakeville poll district, page 3, dwelling 23, family 26, household of Nelson Baker ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1911 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/ : accessed 2 January 2021).
7. 1921 Canada Census, Jeddore, Nova Scotia, population schedule, district 57, subdistrict 27, page 17, dwelling 158, family 162, household of Nelson E Baker ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1921 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/ : accessed 15 January 2025).
8. 1931 Canada Census, Oyster Pond Jeddore, Nova Scotia, population schedule, district 10 (Halifax), subdistrict 25, page 8, family 75, Nelson Edward Baker household ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1931 (https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index1931 : accessed 16 January 2025).
9. Nelson E Baker obituary, The Halifax Chronicle Herald, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 18 August 1950, page 15.
10. Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, death registration 4440, Nelson Edbert [Egbert] Baker, died at East Jeddore, Halifax County, 17 August 1950; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 18 November 2022).
11. 1921 Canada Census, Jeddore, Nova Scotia, population schedule, district 57, subdistrict 27, page 17, dwelling 158, family 162, household of Nelson E Baker ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1921 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/ : accessed 15 January 2025).