Dorothy Collins — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Dorothy Collins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Frederick & Lillian — first a daughter (b.~1903), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Female Daughter Born: New York Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Collins
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Hours Worked	40
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1903

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Dorothy	Age	Birth yr
George Volz	Other	—	32	~1908
Marilyn Collins	Other	—	15	~1925
Frederick Maple	Head	—	68	~1872
Dorothy Collins	Daughter	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Daughter, age 18

New York, New York · implied b. ~1902 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Collins
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Stenographer
Industry	Bank
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Richmond, New …

Daughter, age 28

Richmond, New York · implied b. ~1902 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Collins
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Steno
Industry	Wall Street
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

New-York-County, New …

Daughter, age 37

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1903 — 4 household members

Surname	Collins
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Hours Worked	40
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Our Model Tree links Dorothy Collins across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 3 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Frederick Maple (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lillian Collins (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Frederick Maple

b. ~1872

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lillian Collins

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Dorothy Collins

Daughter · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · New York

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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-t0627-02675-00696)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Daniel Appel	51	Head	Custodian	New York
42	Jennie Appel	48	Wife	—	Austria
43	Ernest Meyers	66	Head	Custodian	New York
44	Elizabeth Meyers	64	Wife	—	New York
45	Anna Meyers	30	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New York
46	Elizabeth Meyers	25	Daughter	Assistant	New York
47	Richard Meyers	18	Son	Waiter	New York
48	Curt Sylva	39	Head	Custodian	Germany
49	Irmgard Sylva	36	Wife	—	Germany
50	George Sylva	3	Son	—	Germany
51	Gunter Sylva	7	Son	—	Germany
52	Eva Sylva	5	Daughter	—	New York
53	Frederick Maple	68	Head	—	Canada
54	Dorothy Collins THIS PERSON	37	Daughter	—	New York
55	Marilyn Collins	15	Granddaughter	—	New York
56	George Volz	32	Lodger	—	Poland
57	Ludwig Wolff	46	Head	Elevator Operator	Germany
58	Paula Wolff	41	Wife	—	Germany
59	Harry Wolff	14	Son	—	Germany
60	Charles Mcmeel	67	Head	Asst Manager	New York
61	Edith Mcmeel	53	Sister	Cashier	New Jersey
62	Henry Parsons	31	Lodger	Clerk	New York
63	Herbert Boden	40	Head	Dyer	Germany
64	Beata Boden	40	Wife	—	Germany
65	Gerd Boden	15	Son	—	Germany
66	George Boden	8	Son	—	Germany
67	John Notchwark	39	Head	Renter	Germany
68	Paula Notchwark	40	Wife	—	Germany
69	Bertram Notchwark	4	Son	—	Austria
70	Morris Ballin	56	Lodger	Artificial Flowers	Germany
71	Gretta Ballin	51	Lodger	Handwork	Germany
72	Emma Meyers	48	Lodger	Housework	Germany
73	Hilda Meyers	25	Lodger	Clerk	Germany
74	Leo Taffel	41	Lodger	Logarithms	Germany
75	Lotte Taffel	38	Lodger	Handwork	Germany
76	Henrietta John	58	Lodger	Cook	New York
77	Martha Mitchell	77	Head	Cook	New York
78	Marjorie Mitchell	37	Daughter	Stenographer	Illinois
79	Rudolph Platt	40	Lodger	Underwriter	New Jersey
80	William Vaupel	21	Lodger	—	New York

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Dorothy

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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