Dorothy Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Middlesex-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Dorothy Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Middlesex-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1919), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 21 b. ~1919 Female Spouse Born: Massachusetts Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Middlesex-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Massachusetts
1935 Residence (City)	Everett city
1935 Residence (County)	Middlesex
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts
Township / Ward	Everett City
Est. Birth Year	~1919

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 Thompson	Head	—	26	~1914
Martin Maloney	Other	—	32	~1908
George Thompson	Son	—	1	~1939
Dorothy Thompson	Spouse	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Middlesex, Massachusetts

Other, age

Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1920 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Dorothy J.
Relationship to Head	Granddaughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts

1930

Middlesex, Massachusetts

Other, age 11

Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1919 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Dorothy J
Relationship to Head	Granddaughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts

1940

Middlesex-County, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 21

Middlesex-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1919 — 4 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Massachusetts
1935 Residence (City)	Everett city
1935 Residence (County)	Middlesex
Highest Grade	Hs 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts

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Dorothy Thompson

Spouse · 1940 · age 21 · b. ~1919 · Massachusetts

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01604-00688)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William H. Stokes	67	Head	Public Works Foreman	Massachusetts
2	Ada E. Stokes	67	Wife	—	Canada English
3	Catherine C. Stokes	74	Sister	Collector	Massachusetts
4	Lawrence Brown	42	Head	Mechanic	Massachusetts
5	Susie Brown	46	Wife	—	Massachusetts
6	Frances Brown	13	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
7	Lawrence Brown	12	Son	—	Massachusetts
8	Wilma Brown	10	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
9	Isadora Ross	65	Head	—	Canada English
10	Mary E. Gibson	52	Head	—	Canada English
11	John W. Erickson	57	Head	Plumber	Sweden
12	Mary A. Erickson	53	Wife	—	Massachusetts
13	William H. Erickson	18	Son	Plumber	Massachusetts
14	W. Jr. John	23	Head	Welder And Burner	Massachusetts
15	Helen J. John	22	Wife	—	Massachusetts
16	Carolyn D. John	1	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
17	Carl H. John	49	Uncle	Bar Tender	Massachusetts
18	Curtis Macdonald	27	Head	Fireman Marine	Massachusetts
19	Norma Macdonald	32	Wife	—	Massachusetts
20	George Thompson	26	Head	Chauffeur	Massachusetts
21	Dorothy Thompson THIS PERSON	21	Wife	—	Massachusetts
22	George S. Thompson	1	Son	—	Massachusetts
23	Martin Maloney	32	Roomer	Laborer	Massachusetts
24	Henry D. Di Pietro	29	Head	Tailor	Massachusetts
25	Dorothy Di Pietro	20	Wife	—	Massachusetts
26	Janet V. Di Pietro	1	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
27	James Mccallum	51	Head	Engineer	Eire
28	John F. Mccallum	15	Son	—	Massachusetts
29	Mary Mccallum	12	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
30	Annie Mcauliffe	80	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Eire
31	George Spear	39	Head	Rigger Machinist	Massachusetts
32	Elizabeth Spear	38	Wife	—	Massachusetts
33	Ruth Spear	15	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
34	Jean Spear	12	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
35	Alvin Spear	10	Son	—	Massachusetts
36	Nancy Spear	2	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
37	Herbert Morgan	25	Head	Law Clerk	Massachusetts
38	Elizabeth Morgan	27	Wife	Clerk	Massachusetts
39	Alfred Berger	36	Head	Machinist	Massachusetts
40	Mary Berger	33	Wife	—	Massachusetts

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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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