Ellen Sullivan — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Ellen Sullivan across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bronx-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Female Head Born: Ireland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bronx-County, New York
Surname	Sullivan
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	N.Y.
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ellen	Age	Birth yr
Ellen Sullivan	Head	—	57	~1883
Eileen Sullivan	Daughter	—	25	~1915
Helen Conboy	Other	—	26	~1914
Michael Rough	Other	—	50	~1890
Kathleen Taylor	Other	—	27	~1913
Patrick Sullivan	Son	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 38

New York, New York · implied b. ~1882 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sullivan
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Other, age 46

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

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sullivan
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Sister
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1911
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Sewing
Industry	Dresses
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Bronx-County, New …

Head, age 57

Bronx-County, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 6 household members

Surname	Sullivan
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	N.Y.
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Ellen Sullivan

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · 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-t0627-02462-00078)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Anthony Buhler	73	Head	—	N.Y.
2	Sara Buhler	68	Wife	—	N.Y.
3	Florence Buhler	34	Daughter	Messenger	N.Y.
4	May Buhler	23	Daughter	Typist	N.Y.
5	Bartolomeo Zunino	78	Head	—	Italy
6	Ernest Zunino	45	Son	—	N.Y.
7	Rose Pogomassi	65	Sister in law	—	N.Y.
8	Paul Castillo	58	Head	Painter	Ireland
9	Nora Castillo	55	Wife	—	Ireland
10	Marion Castillo	20	Daughter	Record Clerk	N.Y.
11	Eileen Castillo	19	Daughter	—	N.Y.
12	John Castillo	16	Son	—	N.Y.
13	Paul Castillo	13	Son	—	N.Y.
14	Daniel Castillo	11	Son	—	N.Y.
15	Mary Dennari	67	Head	—	Italy
16	Thomas Dennari	42	Son	Packaging Clerk	N.Y.
17	Elmer Dennari	44	Son	Postman	N.Y.
18	Agnes Dennari	32	Daughter	Typist	N.Y.
19	Ellen Sullivan THIS PERSON	57	Head	—	Ireland
20	Patrick Sullivan	27	Son	Secretary	N.Y.
21	Eileen Sullivan	25	Daughter	Typist	N.Y.
22	Helen Conboy	26	Lodger	Salesgirl	Ireland
23	Kathleen Taylor	27	Lodger	Typist	Ireland
24	Michael Rough	50	Lodger	Plumber H.	Ireland
25	James Mcguire	49	Head	Chauffeur	Ireland
26	Jennie Mcguire	47	Wife	—	Ireland
27	Henry O'Neil	37	Lodger	Cleaner	Ireland
28	Peter Cousa	37	Lodger	Conductor	Ireland
29	Catherine Doms	52	Sister in law	Cleaner	Ireland
30	Raymond Fisher	38	Head	Repairman	N.Y.
31	Frederic Fisher	39	Wife	Janitress	No. Carolina
32	Ruth Fisher	16	Daughter	—	N.Y.
33	John Morrissey	64	Head	Checker	N.Y.
34	Catherine Morrissey	56	Wife	—	N.Y.
35	Catherine Morrissey	25	Daughter	Typist	N.Y.
36	Marie Morrissey	23	Daughter	File Clerk	N.Y.
37	John Morrissey	21	Son	Machine Oper	N.Y.
38	Alice Morrissey	20	Daughter	—	N.Y.
39	Helen Morrissey	18	Daughter	Typist	N.Y.
40	Virginia Morrissey	17	Daughter	Apprentice	N.Y.

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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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