Ernest Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Ernest Williams across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 13-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Newfoundland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ernest
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Newfoundland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Iron Worker
Industry	Bridge Building
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1600
Highest Grade	H 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Canada
Birthplace (normalized)	newfoundland
Occupation	Iron Worker
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1897

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ernest	Age	Birth yr
Imogen Williams	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Ann Williams	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Madeline Williams	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Margaret Williams	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Genevieve Williams	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Ernest Williams	Head	—	43	~1897
Frank Williams	Son	—	8	~1932
Cyril Williams	Son	—	17	~1923
Francis Williams	Son	—	9	~1931
Junior Williams	Son	—	13	~1927
Michael Williams	Son	—	4	~1936
Alex Williams	Son	—	2	~1938
Ann Williams	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1930

Kings, New …

Head, age 33

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 8 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ernest
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Newfoundland
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1922
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Newfoundland
Mother's Birthplace	Newfoundland
Occupation	Iron Worker
Industry	Construction
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	30
Birth Country	Canada
Birthplace (normalized)	newfoundland

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 43

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 13 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ernest
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Newfoundland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Iron Worker
Industry	Bridge Building
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1600
Highest Grade	H 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Canada
Birthplace (normalized)	newfoundland

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Ernest Williams

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — Kings-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02581-00882)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Michael Kohberger	6	son	—	New York
42	Robert Kohberger	5	son	—	New York
43	Helen Kohberger	2	daughter	—	New York
44	Thomas Kohberger	1	son	—	New York
45	Ernest Williams THIS PERSON	43	Head	Iron Worker	Newfoundland
46	Ann Williams	38	Wife	—	Newfoundland
47	Cyril Williams	17	son	—	Newfoundland
48	Genevieve Williams	15	daughter	—	New York
49	Madeline Williams	14	daughter	—	New York
50	Junior Williams	13	son	—	New York
51	Imogen Williams	12	daughter	—	New York
52	Margaret Williams	11	daughter	—	New York
53	Francis Williams	9	son	—	New York
54	Frank Williams	8	son	—	New York
55	Ann Williams	6	daughter	—	New York
56	Michael Williams	4	son	—	New York
57	Alex Williams	2	son	—	New York
58	Casimer Frost	33	Head	Stationary Engineer	New York
59	Edna Frost	30	Wife	—	New York
60	James Frost	8	son	—	New York
61	Kenneth Frost	5	son	—	New York
62	Edna Mary Frost	4	daughter	—	New York
63	Margaret Frost	1	daughter	—	New York
64	Daniel Phelan	46	Head	Plantation Sweeper	New York
65	Julia Phelan	45	Wife	—	New York
66	James Phelan	17	son	—	New York
67	Theresa Phelan	14	daughter	—	New York
68	Muriel Phelan	12	daughter	—	New York
69	Daniel Phelan	11	son	—	New York
70	Catherine Phelan	10	daughter	—	New York
71	John Phelan	7	son	—	New York
72	William Phelan	3	son	—	New York
73	Bernard Phelan	2	son	—	New York
74	Michael Greeley	45	Head	Laborer	Eire
75	Mary Greeley	35	Wife	—	Eire
76	Michael Jr Greeley	8	son	—	New York
77	William Graham	46	Head	Painter & Decorator	Scotland
78	Mary Graham	42	Wife	—	Scotland
79	Mary Graham	18	daughter	—	Scotland
80	Arthur Graham	15	son	—	Scotland

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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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