Elizabeth Johnston — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Elizabeth Johnston across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Worcester-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 70 b. ~1870 Female Head Born: Scotland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Worcester-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Elizabeth S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Clinton
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Clinton
Est. Birth Year	~1870

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Elizabeth	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Johnston	Daughter	—	42	~1898
Elizabeth Johnston	Head	—	70	~1870

Census Appearances

1920

Middlesex, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 50

Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1870 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1891
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1904
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Middlesex, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 61

Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1869 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1893
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Head, age 70

Worcester-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1870 — 2 household members

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Elizabeth S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Clinton
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Elizabeth Johnston

Head · 1940 · age 70 · b. ~1870 · Massachusetts

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01646-00230)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary Q Johnston	66	Wife	—	Scotland
42	Mary J Stevens	25	Head	—	Massachusetts
43	Martha J Johnston	61	Head	—	Ireland
44	Robert J Johnston	62	Cousin	Laborer	Massachusetts
45	Harold Foster	41	Head	Of Salvager	Massachusetts
46	Lillian B Foster	40	Wife	Assembler - Elec. Inst.	Mass.
47	Lillian Foster	16	Daughter	—	Mass.
48	Howard Foster	15	Son	—	Mass.
49	Harold Foster	11	Son	—	Mass.
50	Sarah Q Foster	22	Head	—	Ireland
51	Helen B Carroll	58	Head	Seamstress	Mass.
52	Alexander E Duncan	71	Lodger	—	Scotland
53	Curtis E B Taubert	55	Head	Inspector	Mass.
54	Minnie E Taubert	53	Wife	—	Mass.
55	Pearl Taubert	23	Daughter	Wool Painter	Mass.
56	Ruth Taubert	18	Daughter	New Worker	Mass.
57	Mary Q Gallagher	75	Head	—	Illinois
58	Anna Catherine Gallagher	73	Sister	—	Illinois
59	Curtis Maitland	29	Head	Meat Cutter	Mass.
60	Rosamond R Maitland	28	Wife	—	Mass.
61	Richard Maitland	0	Son	—	Mass.
62	Raymond Hanna	33	Head	Operating Agent	Massachusetts
63	Flora S Hanna	33	Wife	—	Canada-English
64	Charles Schoepfer	38	Head	Delivery Man	Mass.
65	Angie S Schoepfer	41	Wife	—	New York
66	Mabel Schoepfer	10	Son	—	Mass.
67	Elizabeth Johnston	17	Step-daughter	Hair Dresser	Mass.
68	George E Thompson	46	Head	Loom Fixer	Mass.
69	Rose E Thompson	46	Wife	—	Mass.
70	Eleanor Thompson	19	Daughter	Stenographer	Mass.
71	Harold Thompson	14	Son	—	Mass.
72	George Thompson	6	Son	—	Mass.
73	Michael E O'Toole	73	Father-in-law	Night Watchman	Irish Free State
74	David Mcneil	75	Head	Repairer	England
75	Catherine E Mcneil	75	Wife	—	Irish Free State
76	Frederick O'Toole	25	Head	Shipper	Mass.
77	Mary O'Toole	27	Wife	Operator - Bagging	Mass.
78	Elizabeth S Johnston THIS PERSON	70	Head	—	Scotland
79	Margaret Q Johnston	42	Daughter	Stenographer	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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