Beatrice Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Beatrice Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Beatrice	Age	Birth yr
Frances Smith	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Kathleen Smith	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Michael Smith	Head	—	51	~1889
John Smith	Other	—	50	~1890
Vincent Smith	Son	—	10	~1930
John Smith	Son	—	13	~1927
James Smith	Son	—	19	~1921
Philip Smith	Son	—	17	~1923
Frank Smith	Son	—	12	~1928
Kenneth Smith	Son	—	6	~1934
Beatrice Smith	Spouse	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 28

New York, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1904
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

Kings, New …

Other, age 38

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 43 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Beatrice
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1904
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Nurse
Industry	Graduate
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Kings-County, New …

Spouse, age 47

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1893 — 11 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Beatrice Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02578-00369)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Dorothy Hanlon	13	Daughter	—	New York
42	Frances Hanlon	12	Daughter	—	New York
43	Charles Merton	60	Head	Watchman	New York
44	Mary Merton	60	Wife	—	New York
45	Frank Merton	32	Son	Patrolman	New York
46	Marion Merton	18	Daughter	—	New York
47	Michael Smith	51	Head	Carpenter	Ireland
48	Beatrice Smith THIS PERSON	47	Wife	—	Ireland
49	James Smith	19	Son	Clerk	New York
50	Philip Smith	17	Son	—	New York
51	Frances Smith	16	Daughter	—	New York
52	Kathleen Smith	15	Daughter	—	New York
53	John Smith	13	Son	—	New York
54	Frank Smith	12	Son	—	New York
55	Vincent Smith	10	Son	—	New York
56	Kenneth Smith	6	Son	—	New York
57	John Smith	50	Brother-in-law	—	Ireland
58	William Gleeson	52	Head	Mail Man	New York
59	Margaret Gleeson	49	Wife	—	New York
60	Muriel Gleeson	22	Daughter	Comptometrist	New York
61	Edward Gleeson	18	Son	—	New York
62	Mary A. Cleary	57	Head	—	New York
63	John H. Cleary	34	Son	Stenographer	New York
64	Catherine M. Cleary	31	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
65	James Gleeson	50	Head	Clerk	New York
66	Catherine Gleeson	60	Sister	—	New York
67	Helen Burn	44	Sister	Waitress	New York
68	William Gouldbury	58	Head	—	New York
69	Agnes Gouldbury	57	Wife	—	New York
70	Mildred Gouldbury	32	Daughter	Packer	New York
71	Vincent Gouldbury	24	Son	Clerk	New York
72	John Gouldbury	23	Son	Clerk	New York
73	Alfred Gouldbury	19	Son	Clerk	New York
74	Walter Gouldbury	18	Son	Clerk	New York
75	Emilia Scognamiglio	64	Head	—	Italy
76	Mary Scognamiglio	28	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
77	Ann Scognamiglio	23	Daughter	Clerical	New York
78	Helen Scognamiglio	21	Daughter	Milliner	New York
79	Vincent Scognamiglio	18	Son	Shipping Clerk	New York
80	Albert Scognamiglio	15	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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