Edith Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Edith Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bronx-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1898), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Female Spouse Born: Finland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bronx-County, New York
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	N.Y. City
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Township / Ward	Ny City
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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 Edith	Age	Birth yr
Charles Anderson	Head	—	49	~1891
Lloyd Anderson	Son	—	17	~1923
Robert Anderson	Son	—	7	~1933
Edith Anderson	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 22

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1917
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1930

Bronx, New …

Spouse, age 33

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1914
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1940

Bronx-County, New …

Spouse, age 42

Bronx-County, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	N.Y. City
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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Edith Anderson

Spouse · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02468-00611)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Joseph G Houlihan	39	Head	Insp. Of Tel.	New York
42	Thomas B Houlihan	37	Son	Insp. Of Tel.	New York
43	Thomas D Hogan	54	Head	Guard	Ireland
44	Margaret Hogan	44	Wife	Seamstress	Ireland
45	Katherine Mcelligott	35	Roomer	Waitress	Eire
46	Charlotte Groff	74	Head	—	Germany
47	John Groff	38	Son	Fireman	New York
48	Mary Haldimand	49	Daughter	—	New York
49	Madeline Roepker	26	Grand daug	Artist	New York
50	Edward J Fuchs	26	Boarder	Billing Clerk	New York
51	Marie Fuch	62	Head	Seamstress	Germany
52	Helen Anderson	48	Roomer	Office Work	New York
53	Alois O Behrig	45	Head	Painter	Germany
54	Irma Behrig	39	Wife	—	Germany
55	Wolfgang Behrig	16	Son	—	Germany
56	Rieselotte Behrig	14	Daughter	—	Germany
57	Mary Mennona	55	Head	—	Eire
58	Ralph Mennona	34	Son	Longshoreman	New York
59	Felix Mennona	32	Son	Laborer	New York
60	Louis Mennona	28	Son	Longshoreman	New York
61	Vincent Mennona	24	Son	Laborer	New York
62	James Bergin	38	Head	Operator	New York
63	Rose O Bergin	38	Wife	—	New York
64	James Jr. Bergin	11	Son	—	New York
65	William Cronin	43	Head	Route Milkman	Eire
66	Mary O Cronin	41	Wife	—	Eire
67	Nora Cronin	10	Daughter	—	New York
68	William Jr. Cronin	9	Son	—	New York
69	Cornelius Courtney	49	Head	Foreman	Eire
70	Margaret Courtney	45	Wife	—	Eire
71	John Courtney	16	Son	—	New York
72	Michael Courtney	8	Son	—	New York
73	Michael Courtney	45	Brother	Patrolman	Eire
74	Timothy O Harrington	48	Head	Fireman (Sta)	Eire
75	Peggy Harrington	14	Daughter	—	New York
76	Jack Harrington	10	Son	—	New York
77	Charles Anderson	49	Head	Dock Builder	Finland
78	Edith Anderson THIS PERSON	42	Wife	—	Finland
79	Lloyd Anderson	17	Son	Laborer	California
80	Robert Anderson	7	Son	—	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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