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Dorothy Scott — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this Dorothy Scott across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1911), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 9 b. ~1911 Female Daughter Born: New York Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Scott
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Additional Details
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Dorothy	Age	Birth yr
Dorothy Scott	Daughter	—	9	~1911
Mary Scott	Daughter	—	16	~1904
Edward Scott	Son	—	14	~1906
Anna Scott	Daughter	—	15	~1905
Catherine Scott	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Catherine Scott	Spouse	—	37	~1883
John Scott	Son	—	7	~1913
John Scott	Head	—	37	~1883
Florence Scott	Daughter	—	17	~1903

Census Appearances

1910

New York, …

Daughter, age 1

New York, New York · implied b. ~1909 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Dorothy M.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1920

New York, …

Daughter, age 9

New York, New York · implied b. ~1911 — 9 household members

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Dorothy Scott across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in New York, New York, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Dorothy Scott

Daughter · 1920 · age 9 · b. ~1911 · New York

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Sibling

Edward Scott

Sibling · 1920 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Anna Scott

Sibling · 1920 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Catherine Scott

Sibling · 1920 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Florence Scott

Sibling · 1920 · age 17

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Mary Scott

Sibling · 1920 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

John Scott

Sibling · 1920 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — New York, New York Open full size

Page Contents

45 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1211unit:0152)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
6	Florence Pasterell	26	Head	Waitress	Austria
7	Minnie Pasterell	23	Sister	Waitress	Austria
8	Casper Vadro	50	Head	Blacksmith	Hungary
9	Vadro	45	Wife	—	Hungary
10	Samuel Dudinsky	46	Head	Cigarette Maker	Russia\|Poland
11	Rachel Dudinsky	44	Wife	—	Russia\|Poland
12	Stephen Tabo	33	Head	Shoe Maker	Hungary
13	Vera Tabo	24	Wife	Maid	Hungary
14	Joseph Belener	36	Head	Waiter	Austria
15	Rosa Belener	28	Wife	—	Austria
16	Robert Morvah	25	Head	Carpenter	Hungary
17	Willie Morvah	23	Wife	Dressmaker	Hungary
18	Rose Morvah	2	Daughter	—	New York
19	Adolph Schwartz	35	Head	Window Cleaner	Hungary
20	Bertie Schwartz	36	Wife	—	Hungary
21	Joseph Schwartz	11	Son	—	Hungary
22	Alexander Schwartz	6	Son	—	Hungary
23	Irene Schwartz	1	Daughter	—	New York
24	Joseph Bolcony	30	Head	Blacksmith	Hungary
25	Anna Bolcony	26	Wife	Laundress	Hungary
26	Frank Mcelur	40	Head	Chauffeur	New York
27	Nellie Mcelur	40	Wife	—	New York
28	Frances Mcelur	9	Daughter	—	New York
29	Dorothy Mcelur	8	Daughter	—	New York
30	Margaret Provitt	74	Head	—	Germany
31	Hugh Berfrant	53	Lodger	Laborer	Hungary
32	Nicholas Jacques	47	Lodger	Laborer	France
33	Ernest Stumpf	53	Head	Agent	Germany
34	Catherine Stumpf	54	Wife	—	New York
35	Henry Stumpf	23	Son	Machinist	New York
36	Freda Stumpf	22	Daughter	—	New York
37	John Stumpf	19	Son	Stationery	New York
38	Louise Stumpf	11	Daughter	—	New York
39	Alfred Sherwood	27	Head	Stenographer	New York
40	Beatrice Sherwood	25	Wife	—	Ireland
41	Helen Sherwood	2	Daughter	—	New York
42	John Scott	37	Head	Clerk	New York
43	Catherine Scott	37	Wife	—	New York
44	Florence Scott	17	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
45	Mary Scott	16	Daughter	—	New York
46	Anna Scott	15	Daughter	—	New York
47	Edward Scott	14	Son	—	New York
48	Catherine Scott	11	Daughter	—	New York
49	Dorothy Scott THIS PERSON	9	Daughter	—	New York
50	John Scott	7	Son	—	New York

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About This Record & Model Tree

This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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