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Olaus and Anna Nilsson in 1870 census

I found it! It's Olaus and Anna Nilsson in the 1870 census. Yay! I knew they had to be in Utah, but I couldn't find them, search as I might. It turns out that Olaus's name was transcribed as Alans Willson. In the transcriber's defense, it does kind of look like that. But all the other family names match up and all the ages and birthplaces match. It is definately them. Augusta was Anna's daughter from her first marriage. That is why she's listed below Andrew. Augusta was actually how I found them. I just searched for any eight-year-old Augusta living in Utah and they finally showed up.



Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 561; Image: 466.

Extraction:

Name: Olaus Neilson
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: White
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Birthplace: Sweden
Father of foreign birth?: yes
Mother of foreign birth?: yes
Male citizen of 21 years and up: yes

Name: Anna Neilson
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Race: White
Occupation: Keeps House
Birthplace: Sweden
Father of foreign birth?: yes
Mother of foreign birth?: yes

Name: Andrew Neilson
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Race: White
Occupation: At Home
Birthplace: Utah
Father of foreign birth?: yes
Mother of foreign birth?: yes

Name: Augusta Neilson
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Race: White
Occupation: --
Birthplace: Sweden
Father of foreign birth?: yes
Mother of foreign birth?: yes

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