Bertha Fisher — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Bertha Fisher across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bronx-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: Austria Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bronx-County, New York
Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	N.Y.C.
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	New Worker
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria
Occupation	New Worker
Township / Ward	Nyc
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bertha	Age	Birth yr
Sylvia Fisher	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Morris Kushay	Son	—	21	~1919
Bertha Fisher	Spouse	—	52	~1888
Vera Schuman	Spouse	—	61	~1879
Henry Kushay	Head	—	58	~1882
Charles Fisher	Son	—	25	~1915
Martin Kushay	Son	—	20	~1920
Dorothy Kushay	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Bessie Kushay	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Bronx, New …

Head, age 34

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Fischer
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Year of Immigration	1890
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Jewish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Austria
Year of Naturalization	1901
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1930

Bronx, New …

Spouse, age 41

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fischer
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1891
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1940

Bronx-County, New …

Spouse, age 52

Bronx-County, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 9 household members

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	N.Y.C.
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	New Worker
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

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Bertha Fisher

Spouse · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · New York

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02476-00079)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Sam Janower	70	Head	—	Austria
42	Jennie Janower	60	Wife	Operator	Austria
43	Connie Janower	27	Daughter	—	New York
44	Harry Guss	53	Head	Office Clerk	Poland
45	Ida Guss	51	Wife	Tailor	Poland
46	Milton Guss	19	Son	—	New York
47	Frances Guss	17	Daughter	—	New York
48	Henry D Kushay	58	Head	—	Russia
49	Bessie Kushay	56	Wife	Cutter	Russia
50	Morris Kushay	21	Son	—	New York
51	Martin Kushay	20	Son	Cabinet Maker	New York
52	Dorothy Kushay	13	Daughter	—	New York
53	Bertha Fisher THIS PERSON	52	Wife	New Worker	Austria
54	Charles Fisher	25	Son	Errand Boy	New York
55	Sylvia Fisher	23	Daughter	Office Girl	New York
56	Vera Schuman	61	Wife	Errand Boy	Russia
57	Jacob Siegel	51	Head	—	Russia
58	Annie Siegel	50	Wife	Sorter	Russia
59	Phil Siegel	20	Son	—	New York
60	Lawrence Siegel	16	Son	Helper	New York
61	Bernard Siegel	13	Son	—	New York
62	Al Salty	30	Head	—	Russia
63	Lillian Salty	27	Wife	Cutter	New York
64	Philip Salty	6	Son	—	New York
65	Thelma Salty	4	Daughter	—	New York
66	Harvey Salty	0	Son	—	New York
67	Sam Lefkowitz	54	Head	—	Poland
68	Pauline Lefkowitz	54	Wife	Driver	Poland
69	Norman Lefkowitz	20	Son	—	New York
70	Morris Trachtman	49	Head	New Worker	Poland
71	Gussie Trachtman	46	Wife	Roofer	Poland
72	Max Trachtman	22	Son	—	New York
73	Sol Trachtman	20	Son	Errand Boy	New York
74	Pauline Trachtman	17	Daughter	Shipping Clerk	New York
75	Tillis Trachtman	11	Daughter	Clerical Work	New York
76	Morris Dorfman	50	Head	—	Austria
77	Jennie Dorfman	49	Wife	Carpenter	Austria
78	Bella Dorfman	14	Daughter	—	New York
79	Joan Dorfman	7	Daughter	—	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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