Anna Smith — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

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

Our Model Tree links this Anna Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: Austria Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Anna
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Industry	0
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1890

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Anna	Age	Birth yr
John Smith	Head	—	55	~1885
Michael Smith	Son	—	21	~1919
Anna Smith	Spouse	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 31

New York, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Anna
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Year of Immigration	1900
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Occupation	none
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	No
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 42

New York, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Anna
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1905
Age at First Marriage	38
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Magyar
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 50

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Anna
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Industry	0
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Anna Smith across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

Anna Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · New York

★ You are viewing this record

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — New-York-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02639-00288)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Rose Thau	33	Wife	—	New York
2	Florence Thau	3	Daughter	—	New York
3	Louis Schneider	36	Head	Clerk	New York
4	Katherine Schneider	34	Wife	—	New York
5	Walter Kulaga	28	Head	Counterman	Poland
6	Katherine Kulaga	24	Wife	—	Penna
7	Frances Kulaga	1	Son	—	New York
8	Martha Schwartz	45	Lodger	Clerk	New York
9	Andrew Barbaresi	21	Head	Barber	New York
10	Jean Barbaresi	19	Wife	—	Italy
11	Jean Barbaresi	2	Son	—	New York
12	Edward Sheba	27	Head	Barman	New York
13	Josephine Sheba	26	Wife	—	Penna
14	Walter Sheba	3	Son	—	New Jersey
15	Katherine Sheba	1	Daughter	—	New York
16	Jacob Baluch	32	Head	Peddler	Penna
17	Anna Baluch	26	Wife	—	Poland
18	William Baron	37	Head	Chauffeur	Austria
19	Katherine Baron	58	Mother	—	Austria
20	Edward Baron	16	Son	—	New York
21	Richard Baron	13	Son	—	New York
22	John Smith	55	Head	Porter	Austria
23	Anna Smith THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Austria
24	Michael Smith	21	Son	Errand Boy	New York
25	Anna Chara	52	Head	—	Austria
26	William Ferdan	26	Nephew	Polisher	New York
27	William Jerich	50	Lodger	Kitchen Man	Austria
28	John Kroll	44	Head	Cook	Austria
29	Mary Kroll	37	Wife	—	Austria
30	John Jr Kroll	5	Son	—	New York
31	Joseph Kroll	0	Son	—	New York
32	Joseph Jacobs	27	Head	Labour	New York
33	Marie Jacobs	22	Wife	—	New York
34	Mary Jacobs	4	Daughter	—	New York
35	Rose Zortyak	68	Head	—	Poland
36	Leon Rozak	24	Lodger	Stripper	New York
37	Walter Rozak	22	Lodger	Second Cook	New York
38	Peter Drapan	53	Head	Mason	Russia
39	Kamila Drapan	58	Wife	—	Poland
40	Frank Zelinsky	56	Head	Labour	Poland

Search for Anna Smith

All Anna Smith Census Records Discover Smith Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Report inaccurate data