Benjamin Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Benjamin Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1885), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 55 b. ~1885 Male Head Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Building Brick
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1600
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Occupation	Salesman
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1885

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Benjamin	Age	Birth yr
Sam Brown	Son	—	23	~1917
Benjamin Brown	Head	—	55	~1885
Stanley Levine	Other	—	3	~1937
Ruth Levine	Daughter	—	28	~1912
Rose Brown	Spouse	—	55	~1885
David Levine	Other	—	27	~1913
Miriam Brown	Daughter	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Head, age 34

New York, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 2 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Year of Immigration	1911
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

Kings, New …

Head, age 45

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1885

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1901
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Occupation	Cigar Store
Industry	Self
Class of Worker	E
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Russian
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 55

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1885 — 7 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Building Brick
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1600
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Benjamin Brown

Head · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02556-01011)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Nathale Sanzolari	42	Head	Peddler	Italy
42	Marion Sanzolari	35	Wife	—	Italy
43	Rocco Sanzolari	8	Son	—	Italy
44	Tessie Sanzolari	7	Daughter	—	Italy
45	Dominick Sanzolari	1	Son	—	New York
46	Sam Cohen	50	Head	Presser	Russia
47	Sarah Cohen	50	Wife	—	Russia
48	Paul Boltenbraun	35	Head	Barber	Poland
49	Esther Boltenbraun	30	Wife	—	Poland
50	Ruby Boltenbraun	4	Daughter	—	New York
51	William Boltenbraun	1	Son	—	New York
52	Sam Pot	35	Head	Shirt Cutter	Austria
53	Dora Pot	28	Wife	—	Poland
54	Teddy Pot	4	Son	—	New York
55	Eileen Pot	2	Daughter	—	New York
56	Arthur Charney	39	Head	Accountant	New York
57	Anna Charney	35	Wife	—	New York
58	Shirley Charney	11	Daughter	—	New York
59	Joseph Charney	7	Son	—	New York
60	Rachel Wolkowitz	62	Mother-in-law	—	Russia
61	Meyer Krefting	45	Head	Barber	Russia
62	Ethel Krefting	39	Wife	—	Russia
63	Sherman Krefting	16	Son	—	Russia
64	Ruth Krefting	5	Daughter	—	New York
65	Max Balboa	53	Head	Bricklayer	Russia
66	Esther Balboa	50	Wife	—	Russia
67	Albert Balboa	23	Son	Laborer	Connecticut
68	Max Katz	39	Head	Plumber	Poland
69	Rose Katz	39	Wife	—	Roumania
70	Adele Katz	17	Daughter	—	New York
71	Harry Katz	13	Son	—	New York
72	William Katz	8	Son	—	New York
73	Benjamin Brown THIS PERSON	55	Head	Salesman	Russia
74	Rose Brown	55	Wife	—	Russia
75	Sam Brown	23	Son	Chauffeur	New York
76	Miriam Brown	23	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New York
77	Ruth Levine	28	Daughter	—	New York
78	David Levine	27	Son-in-law	Auto Service	New York
79	Stanley Levine	3	Grandson	—	New York
80	Raymond Moreda	34	Head	Optician	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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