Edward Cunningham — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Edward Cunningham across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1886), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	N. Y. C.
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	compositor
Industry	printing
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	3000
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Occupation	Compositor
Township / Ward	N Y C
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Edward	Age	Birth yr
Sophie Karlstadt	Other	—	45	~1895
Robert Cunningham	Son	—	17	~1923
Edward Cunningham	Head	—	54	~1886
Edward Cunningham	Son	—	21	~1919
Joseph Cunningham	Son	—	15	~1925
Elizabeth Cunningham	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Helen Karlstadt	Other	—	17	~1923
Nell Cunningham	Spouse	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Head, age 36

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1900
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Printer
Industry	Book
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Year of Naturalization	1910
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

Kings, New …

Head, age 46

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1904
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Connecticut
Occupation	Foreman
Industry	Tel Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	30
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Queens-County, New …

Head, age 54

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 8 household members

Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	N. Y. C.
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	compositor
Industry	printing
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	3000
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Edward Cunningham

Head · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · New York

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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 — Queens-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02729-00181)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Doure\|Dourk	53	Head	Building Inspector	N. Y.
2	Louise Q Doure\|Dourk	59	Wife	—	N. Y.
3	Loris Doure\|Dourk	22	Daughter	—	N. Y.
4	Hyman Meyer	57	Head	Clerk	N. Y.
5	Mary D Meyer	53	Wife	—	N. Y.
6	Hyman Meyer	23	Son	Greenhouse	N. Y.
7	Adele Meyer	21	Daughter	—	N. Y.
8	Hugh Perrine	53	Head	Mechanic	N. Y.
9	Margaret Perrine	45	Wife	—	N. Y.
10	Margaret Perrine	21	Daughter	—	N. Y.
11	Mabel Perrine	18	Daughter	—	N. Y.
12	Mabel O Hess	54	Head	—	N. Y.
13	Huestis Angeline Hess	85	Cousin	—	N. Y.
14	Mortimer Katz	50	Head	Own Account	N. Y.
15	Estelle Katz	47	Wife	—	N. Y.
16	Jules Katz	21	Son	—	N. Y.
17	Constance Katz	19	Daughter	—	N. Y.
18	Bernard Katz	13	Son	—	N. Y.
19	Muller O Dora	65	Head	—	Germany
20	Wm Muller	38	Son	Mail Railway	N. Y.
21	Alfred Muller	36	Son	—	N. Y.
22	Edward Cunningham THIS PERSON	54	Head	Compositor	Ireland
23	Nell Cunningham	50	Wife	Booker	N. Y.
24	Edward Cunningham	21	Son	—	N. Y.
25	Elizabeth Cunningham	20	Daughter	—	N. Y.
26	Robert Cunningham	17	Son	—	N. Y.
27	Joseph Cunningham	15	Son	—	N. Y.
28	Sophie Karlstadt	45	Domestic	Domestic	Sweden
29	Helen Karlstadt	17	Maid Daughter	—	N. Y.
30	Howard Boerger	35	Head	Route-Man	N. Y.
31	Mildred Boerger	30	Wife	—	N. Y.
32	Helen Brand	45	Boarder	—	N. Y.
33	Frederick Rasch	50	Head	Genl Foreman	N. Y.
34	Viola Rasch	45	Wife	—	N. Y.
35	Loraine Rasch	19	Daughter	—	N. Y.
36	John Lynch	61	Head	Police Sgt.	Ireland
37	Mary Lynch	61	Wife	—	N. Y.
38	Thomas Vance	60	Head	Police Lt.	Eire
39	Margaret Vance	59	Wife	—	Eire
40	Eileen Vance	30	Daughter	Public School	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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