Esther Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this Esther Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1895), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Female Spouse Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Esther
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Philadelphia
1935 Residence (County)	Phila.
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Housewife
Industry	Home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	4
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Occupation	Housewife
Township / Ward	Philadelphia
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Esther	Age	Birth yr
Edith Brown	Other	—	77	~1863
Isadore Brown	Son	—	16	~1924
Morris Brown	Head	—	50	~1890
Henry Brown	Son	—	25	~1915
Esther Brown	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 26

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ester
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Year of Immigration	1910
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Hebrew
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 36

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Esther
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1910
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 45

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Esther
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Philadelphia
1935 Residence (County)	Phila.
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Housewife
Industry	Home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	4
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Esther Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Pennsylvania

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03734-00228)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lester Steinbrecher	5	Son	—	—
42	Frances Steinbrecher	0	Daughter	—	—
43	Walter Anderson	46	Head	Printing Pressman	Canada-Eng
44	Christina Anderson	49	Wife	Housewife	Canada-Eng
45	Walter Jr. Anderson	14	Son	Student	New York
46	Anton Oasla	79	Head	—	Germany
47	Anna Oasla	49	Daughter	Housewife	Penna
48	Anthony Oasla	42	Son	Sheet Metal Worker	Penna
49	Morris Brown	50	Head	Salesman & Collector	Russia
50	Esther Brown THIS PERSON	45	Wife	Housewife	Russia
51	Henry Brown	25	Son	Sign Painter	Penna
52	Isadore Brown	16	Son	Student	Pa
53	Edith Brown	77	Mother	—	Russia
54	Eleanor Grubbe	39	Head	Machine Operator	Pa
55	Eleanor Grubbe	20	Daughter	Plaster	Pa
56	Jacob Kaplan	53	Head	Owner	Russia
57	Mary Kaplan	49	Wife	—	Austria
58	Benjamin Kaplan	20	Son	Delicatessen Manager	Pa
59	Mildred Kaplan	12	Daughter	—	Pa
60	Eugene Keller	59	Head	—	Germany
61	Andrew Keller	19	Son	Chauffeur	Pa
62	William Keller	18	Son	Salesman	Pa
63	Mary Roll	90	Mother	—	Germany
64	Sadie Postolsky	19	Head	Secretary	Pa
65	Minnie Packer	25	Sister	Secretary	Pa
66	Morris Packer	26	Brother	Springer	Russia
67	James Zigler	34	Head	Bellepapers	Pa
68	Jenny Zigler	29	Wife	—	Russia
69	Leonard Zigler	3	Son	—	Pa
70	John Mccullough	32	Head	Pipefitter	Pa
71	Ruth Mccullough	27	Wife	—	Pa
72	Ruth Mccullough	1	Daughter	—	Pa
73	William Ervin	65	Head	Watchman	Pa
74	Dora Ervin	63	Wife	—	Pa
75	Florence Ervin	21	Daughter	Picker	Pa
76	Annie Leydon	72	Head	—	England
77	Andrew Smiler	45	Head	Captain	Pa
78	Madeline Smiler	45	Wife	—	Pa
79	Agnes Smiler	17	Daughter	Salesgirl	Pa
80	Joseph Smiler	15	Son	—	Pa

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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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