Elizabeth Nelson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Westchester, New York

Our Model Tree links this Elizabeth Nelson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Westchester, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1869 Female Head Born: Scotland Widowed

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Westchester, New York
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Un
Year of Immigration	1920
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	70.00
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Yonkers City
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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.

10 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Elizabeth	Age	Birth yr
Elizabeth Thomson	Daughter	—	14	~1916
Elizabeth Thomson	Daughter	—	38	~1892
Jessie Nelson	Daughter	—	28	~1902
Marion Thomson	Daughter	—	11	~1919
Elizabeth Nelson	Head	—	61	~1869
Thomas Nelson	Son	—	10	~1920
Joseph Nelson	Son	—	32	~1898
Thomas Nelson	Son	—	32	~1898
John Nelson	Son	—	25	~1905
William Nelson	Son	—	36	~1894

Census Appearances

1930

Westchester, New …

Head, age 61

Westchester, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 10 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Un
Year of Immigration	1920
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	70.00
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Westchester-County, New …

Other, age 72

Westchester-County, New York · implied b. ~1868 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Mother
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	72
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Yonkers
1935 Residence (County)	Westchester
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Elizabeth Nelson

Head · 1930 · age 61 · b. ~1869 · New York

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

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1930 US Federal Census — Westchester, New York Open full size

Page Contents

49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newyorkcensus00reel1668:0340)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Louis Goldstein	49	Head	Salesman	Russia
2	Ida Goldstein	46	Wife	—	Russia
3	Harold Goldstein	16	Nephew	—	New York
4	Stanley Sadowsky	39	Head	Carpenter	Poland
5	Regina Sadowsky	33	Wife	—	Poland
6	Patrick Machia	30	Head	Supervisor	New York
7	Rena Machia	26	Wife	—	New York
8	Ralph Machia	2	Son	—	New York
9	George Luffrio	49	Head	Agent	New York
10	Theodore Luffrio	23	Son-in-law	Chauffeur	New York
11	Margaret Luffrio	21	Daughter	—	New York
12	Gloria Luffrio	3	Granddaughter	—	New York
13	Donald Mackintay	52	Head	Baker	Scotland
14	Margaret Mackintay	50	Wife	—	Scotland
15	Alex Mackintay	27	Son	—	New York
16	Donald Mackintay	17	Son	—	New Jersey
17	Thomas Robertson	30	Boarder	Agent	Scotland
18	Andrew Robertson	35	Boarder	Salesman	Scotland
19	John Mckinlay	32	Head	Bricklayer	New York
20	Fayette Mckinlay	26	Wife	Short Order	New York
21	John Albano	35	Head	Painter	Italy
22	Hazel Albano	33	Wife	—	Connecticut
23	Edward Albano	11	Son	—	New York
24	Francis Albano	9	Son	—	New York
25	Thomas Albano	6	Son	—	Connecticut
26	John Macht	52	Head	Fireman	New York
27	Dorothy Macht	37	Wife	—	Germany
28	Arthur Morrison	56	Head	Engineer	New York
29	Emma Morrison	51	Wife	—	New York
30	Jeanette Morrison	24	Daughter	Teller	New York
31	Howard Morrison	19	Son	Stock Clerk	New York
32	Elizabeth Nelson THIS PERSON	61	Head	—	Scotland
33	William Nelson	36	Son	Machine	Scotland
34	Joseph Nelson	32	Son	Engineer	Scotland
35	Thomas Nelson	32	Son	Diver	Scotland
36	John Nelson	25	Son	Auto Mechanic	Scotland
37	Jessie Nelson	28	Daughter	Clerk	Scotland
38	Thomas Nelson	10	Son	—	Scotland
39	Elizabeth Thomson	38	Daughter	—	Scotland
40	Elizabeth Thomson	14	Daughter	—	Scotland
41	Marion Thomson	11	Daughter	—	Scotland
42	Margaret Bessian	65	Head	—	New York
43	Francis Bessian	26	Son-in-law	—	New York
44	Leon Krass	33	Head	Produce	Austria
45	Mildred Krass	24	Wife	—	New York
46	Mary Krass	23	Sister-in-law	Clerk	Austria
47	Thomas Sears	51	Head	Painter	New York
48	Elizabeth Sears	42	Wife	—	New York
49	Theodore Sears	16	Son	—	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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