Charles Higgins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Suffolk-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Charles Higgins across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Suffolk-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Suffolk-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Higgins
Given Name	Charles A.
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Boston
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	collector
Industry	Gas Company
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1750
Highest Grade	No-8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Collector
Township / Ward	Boston
Est. Birth Year	~1898

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Charles	Age	Birth yr
Judith Higgins	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Jessica Higgins	Daughter	—	11	~1929
David Higgins	Son	—	8	~1932
Matilda Higgins	Spouse	—	38	~1902
Charles Higgins	Son	—	10	~1930
Lawrence Higgins	Son	—	1	~1939
Charles Higgins	Head	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1930

Suffolk, Massachusetts

Head, age 32

Suffolk, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Higgins
Given Name	Charles A. Head
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1921
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Irish Free State
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Rubber Worker
Industry	Gas Company
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	Yes
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Suffolk-County, Massachusetts

Head, age 42

Suffolk-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1898 — 7 household members

Surname	Higgins
Given Name	Charles A.
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Boston
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	collector
Industry	Gas Company
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1750
Highest Grade	No-8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Charles Higgins

Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Massachusetts

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1940 US Federal Census — Suffolk-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01674-00142)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Thomas Gormley	25	head	Route Salesman	Mass
42	Marguerite Gormley	23	wife	—	Mass
43	Marguerite Gormley	3	daughter	—	Mass
44	Thomas Gormley	2	son	—	Mass
45	Lawrence Hall	28	brother in law	Accountant	Mass
46	Hannah Barrett	55	head	Maid	Mass
47	Elizabeth Cally	84	head	—	Mass
48	Isabella Cally	77	sister	—	Mass
49	Thomas Renwin	38	head	Laborer	Irish Free State
50	Mary Renwin	43	wife	—	Irish Free State
51	Mary Renwin	13	daughter	—	Mass
52	John Renwin	10	son	—	Mass
53	James P. Macneil	43	head	Machinist	Mass
54	Mabel Macneil	40	wife	Housekeeper	Mass
55	James P. Macneil	15	son	—	Connecticut
56	Arthur Macneil	13	son	—	Rhode Island
57	Donald Macneil	8	son	—	Mass
58	Colin Macdonald	34	head	Steamfitter	Canada-Eng
59	Mary Macdonald	35	wife	—	Mass
60	Jeanette Macdonald	7	daughter	—	Mass
61	Francis Macdonald	6	son	—	Mass
62	Marilyn Macdonald	2	daughter	—	Mass
63	Elaine Macdonald	0	daughter	—	Mass
64	Anna Connolly	35	head	—	Mass
65	Stephen Jr. Connolly	14	son	—	Mass
66	Dorothy Connolly	11	daughter	—	Mass
67	Gerald Connolly	10	son	—	Mass
68	Robert Connolly	8	son	—	Mass
69	Charles A. Higgins THIS PERSON	42	head	Collector	Scotland
70	Matilda Higgins	38	wife	—	Scotland
71	Jessica Higgins	11	daughter	—	Mass
72	Charles A. Higgins	10	son	—	Mass
73	David Higgins	8	son	—	Mass
74	Judith Higgins	3	daughter	—	Mass
75	Lawrence Higgins	1	son	—	Mass
76	Patrick Rinnane	37	head	Porter, Watchman	Irish Free State
77	Mary E. Rinnane	37	wife	—	Canada-Eng
78	Margaret Rinnane	13	daughter	—	Mass
79	Francis X. Rinnane	9	son	—	Mass
80	Patricia A. Rinnane	6	daughter	—	Mass

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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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