Alexander Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Kings-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Alexander Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1891), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1891 Male Head Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Alexander
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Shoe
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1068
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1891

Household Members

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4 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Alexander	Age	Birth yr
Ralph Brown	Son	—	24	~1916
Alexander Brown	Head	—	49	~1891
Rose Brown	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Lucille Brown	Daughter	—	14	~1926

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Head, age 27

New York, New York · implied b. ~1893 — 2 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Year of Immigration	1905
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Occupation	Operator
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

New York, …

Head, age 38

New York, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1918
Age at First Marriage	34
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Occupation	Owner
Industry	Restaurant
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Russian
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	20
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 49

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1891 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Alexander
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Shoe
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1068
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Alexander Brown

Head · 1940 · age 49 · b. ~1891 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02600-00773)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Fannie Barban	67	Wife	Housewife	Russia
2	Jeanne Barban	36	Daughter	Clerk	New York
3	Lena Waters	60	Head	Housewife	New York
4	Elias Waters	36	Son	Conductor	New York
5	Jessie Waters	33	Son	Driver	New York
6	Phyllis Waters	6	Granddaughter	—	New York
7	Gerson Levine	37	Head	Clerk	Syracuse
8	Fay Levine	30	Wife	Housewife	Russia
9	Marilyn Levine	8	Daughter	—	New York
10	Richard Levine	2	Son	—	New York
11	Sophia Epstein	62	Mother	Housewife	Russia
12	Sarah Epstein	33	Sister	Office Clerk	Russia
13	David Kerman	70	Head	Retired	Austria
14	Mollie Kerman	39	Daughter	Salesgirl	New York
15	Edith Kerman	18	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New York
16	Isadore Render	42	Head	Salesman	Austria
17	Freda Render	40	Wife	Housewife	Austria
18	Estelle Render	14	Daughter	Student	New York
19	Ruth Render	10	Daughter	—	New York
20	Sima Render	70	Mother	Housewife	Austria
21	Alexander Brown THIS PERSON	49	Head	Operator	Russia
22	Rose Brown	43	Wife	Housewife	Russia
23	Ralph Brown	24	Son	Teacher	Massachusetts
24	Lucille Brown	14	Daughter	Student	New York
25	Jacob Timetzky	65	Head	Salesman	Russia
26	Anna Timetzky	62	Wife	Housewife	Russia
27	Nathan Timetzky	30	Son	Salesman	New York
28	Rebecca Timetzky	28	Daughter	Bookkeeping	New York
29	Sam Matrusoff	33	Head	Buyer	New York
30	Shirley Matrusoff	32	Wife	Housewife	New York
31	Jerome Matrusoff	9	Son	—	New York
32	Richard Matrusoff	1	Son	—	New York
33	William Sherman	40	Head	Diamond Setter	Russia
34	Rose Sherman	39	Wife	Housewife	England
35	Harold Sherman	16	Son	Student	New York
36	Arthur Sherman	11	Son	—	New York
37	Murray Cohen	40	Head	Cutter	New York
38	Ruth Cohen	36	Wife	Housewife	New York
39	Lawrence Cohen	11	Son	—	New York
40	Samuel Cohen	8	Son	—	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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