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Elsie Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-Kent-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Elsie Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Kent-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1921), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 19 b. ~1921 Female Daughter Born: Virginia Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationNew-Kent-County, Virginia
SurnameBrown
Given NameElsie
Relationship to HeadDaughter
SexF
Color / RaceBlack
Age19
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceVirginia
1935 Residence (City)Black Creek Mag. D.
1935 Residence (County)New Kent
Additional Details
OccupationN.Y.A.
Class of WorkerGW
Hours Worked40
Income (1939)100
Highest Grade7
1935 ResidenceSame House
Birth StateVirginia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)virginia
OccupationN.Y.A.
Township / WardBlack Creek Mag D
Est. Birth Year~1921

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 Elsie Age Birth yr
Theador Brown Son — 29 ~1911
Raymond Brown Son — 23 ~1917
James Brown Son — 27 ~1913
Nellie Brown Daughter — 23 ~1917
Elsie Brown Daughter — 19 ~1921
Ollie Brown Head — 52 ~1888

Census Appearances

1930
New Kent, …
Daughter, age 9
New Kent, Virginia · implied b. ~1921 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Brown
Given Name Elsie
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 9
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Virginia
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia
1940
New-Kent-County, Virginia
Daughter, age 19
New-Kent-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1921 — 6 household members
Surname Brown
Given Name Elsie
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 19
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Virginia
1935 Residence (City) Black Creek Mag. D.
1935 Residence (County) New Kent
Occupation N.Y.A.
Class of Worker GW
Hours Worked 40
Income (1939) 100
Highest Grade 7
1935 Residence Same House
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia

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Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Elsie Brown across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Elsie Brown
Daughter · 1940 · age 19 · b. ~1921 · Virginia
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Sibling
James Brown
Sibling · 1940 · age 27
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Theador Brown
Sibling · 1940 · age 29
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Raymond Brown
Sibling · 1940 · age 23
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Nellie Brown
Sibling · 1940 · age 23
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — New-Kent-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04279-00007)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Lois Christian 13 Daughter — Virginia
42 Harold Christian 12 Son — Virginia
43 Harriet Christian 12 Daughter — Virginia
44 Octavia Christian 10 Daughter — Virginia
45 Randolph Brown 28 Head Factory Labor Virginia
46 Alice Brown 21 Wife Factory Labor Virginia
47 Lewis Lightfoot 34 Head Labor Virginia
48 Lucile Lightfoot 32 Wife — Virginia
49 Judge Minor 33 Head Labor Virginia
50 Mary Minor 32 Wife — Virginia
51 Kate Minor 10 Daughter — Virginia
52 George Minor 9 Son — Virginia
53 Clarina Minor 7 Daughter — Virginia
54 Ella Minor 6 Daughter — Virginia
55 Naomi Minor 4 Daughter — Virginia
56 Kenneth Minor 2 Son — Virginia
57 John Lightfoot 45 Head Labor Virginia
58 Alma Lightfoot 5 Wife — Virginia
59 Mary Lightfoot 12 Daughter — Virginia
60 Rebecca Lightfoot 11 Daughter — Virginia
61 Crestine Lightfoot 10 Daughter — Virginia
62 James Christian 72 Head Farmer Virginia
63 Lucy Jackson 62 Head — Virginia
64 Ellie Jackson 22 Son — Virginia
65 Ollie A Brown 52 Head — Virginia
66 James Luciel Brown 27 Son House Work Virginia
67 Raymond Brown 23 Son — Virginia
68 Nellie Brown 23 Daughter House Work Virginia
69 Elsie Brown THIS PERSON 19 Daughter N.Y.A. Virginia
70 Theador Brown 29 Son Labor Virginia
71 Bennie Brown 33 Head Labor Virginia
72 Annie Brown 30 Wife — Virginia
73 Audrey Brown 9 Daughter — Virginia
74 Hellen Brown 8 Daughter — Virginia
75 William Brown 7 Son — Virginia
76 Viola Brown 5 Daughter — Virginia
77 Gladys Brown 3 Daughter — Virginia
78 Herman Brown 2 Son — Virginia
79 James Brown 0 Son — Virginia
80 Manuel West 53 Head Farmer Virginia

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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