Ellen Smith — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Kings, New York

Our Model Tree links this Ellen Smith across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Kings, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 36 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Kings, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	English
Additional Details
Class of Worker	1900
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	none
Mother Tongue	Yes
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Brooklyn Borough
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ellen	Age	Birth yr
Florence Smith	Daughter	—	4	~1916
Mary Smith	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Helen Smith	Daughter	—	14	~1906
Phillip Smith	Head	—	37	~1883
Ellen Smith	Spouse	—	36	~1884

Census Appearances

1900

New York, …

Other, age 20

New York, New York · implied b. ~1880 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Servant
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Birth Year	1880
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	House maid
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1910

New York, …

Spouse, age 27

New York, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Years Married	27
Year of Immigration	1881
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Keeper
Industry	Inn
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1920

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 36

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	English
Class of Worker	1900
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	none
Mother Tongue	Yes
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Ellen Smith

Spouse · 1920 · age 36 · b. ~1884 · New York

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1920 US Federal Census — Kings, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1151unit:0371)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Catherine Koch	18	Daughter	Feeder	New York
52	Phillip E Koch	12	Son	None	New York
53	William Barwick	51	Head	Mechanic	New York
54	Louisa Barwick	47	Wife	None	New Jersey
55	Ernest Barwick	27	Son	Agent	New York
56	Emma Kraft	79	Mother-in-law	None	Germany
57	Frank Maryatt	43	Head	Electrician	New York
58	Lillian Maryatt	42	Wife	None	New York
59	Ella Maryatt	4	Daughter	—	New York
60	John Jonke	65	Head	Confectioner	Austria
61	Josephine Jonke	65	Wife	None	Austria
62	Lillian Jonke	25	Daughter	Trimmer	New York
63	Mary Jonke	19	Daughter	Operator	New York
64	Peter Kastenstein	61	Head	Mechanic	New York
65	Lena Kastenstein	55	Wife	None	New York
66	Ada Kastenstein	29	Daughter	Saleslady	New York
67	Alex Collie	45	Head	Bread Co	Scotland
68	Anna Collie	47	Wife	—	Scotland
69	Alex Jr Collie	23	Son	Blacksmith	Scotland
70	James Collie	21	Son	Marine	Scotland
71	Charles Bettger	31	Head	Switchblade	New York
72	Mary Bettger	31	Wife	None	New York
73	Charles Bettger	2	Son	—	New York
74	William Bettger	0	Son	—	New York
75	Charles Degelius	42	Head	Binder	New York
76	Margaret Degelius	41	Wife	None	New York
77	Katherine Degelius	17	Daughter	Feeder	New York
78	Gerard Degelius	11	Son	None	New York
79	Charles Degelius	9	Son	None	New York
80	Thomas Degelius	6	Son	None	New York
81	Mary Brady	63	Head	None	New York
82	Mabel Hanuby	22	Grand daughter	Binder	New York
83	John Dugan	49	Head	Paper Box Mfg	Ireland
84	Mary Dugan	50	Wife	—	Ireland
85	Frank Hanley	15	Step Son	Clerk	New York
86	Florence Hanley	14	Step daughter	None	New York
87	Albert Daly	21	Boarder	Clerk	New York
88	Adelaide Daly	23	Boarder	None	New York
89	Phillip Smith	37	Head	Operator	New York
90	Ellen Smith THIS PERSON	36	Wife	—	Ireland
91	Helen Smith	14	Daughter	None	New York
92	Mary Smith	11	Daughter	None	New York
93	Florence Smith	4	Daughter	—	New York
94	Catherine Rover	41	Head	None	New York
95	Emily Collins	72	Head	—	England
96	Augustus Kraft	50	Son	Operator	New York
97	Sarah L Kraft	48	Daughter	None	New York
98	Wallace Collins	40	Son	Clerk	New York
99	William Landgraf	27	Head	Printer	New York
100	Mary Landgraf	28	Wife	None	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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