Ethel Scott — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · King-County, Washington

Our Model Tree links this Ethel Scott across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in King-County, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Female Head Born: Washington Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	King-County, Washington
Surname	Scott
Given Name	Ethel N
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
1935 Residence (City)	Seattle City
Additional Details
Occupation	No
Industry	No
Class of Worker	No
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington
Township / Ward	Seattle City
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ethel	Age	Birth yr
Eugene Scott	Son	—	8	~1932
Ethel Scott	Head	—	44	~1896
Arthur Scott	Son	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1920

King, Washington

Spouse, age 24

King, Washington · implied b. ~1896 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Ethel M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Occupation	Writer
Industry	Motion Pic
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

1930

King, Washington

Spouse, age 33

King, Washington · implied b. ~1897 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Ethel M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	California
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

1940

King-County, Washington

Head, age 44

King-County, Washington · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Ethel N
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
1935 Residence (City)	Seattle City
Occupation	No
Industry	No
Class of Worker	No
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

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Ethel Scott

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · Washington

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — King-County, Washington Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04374-00618)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Luther E Kelly	26	Head	Riveter	California
2	Victoria L Kelly	24	Wife	No	Minnesota
3	Mary J Kelly	3	daughter	No	Washington
4	Caroline Christofferson	50	Head	—	Norway
5	Juanita Cavallo	29	Head	Packer	Washington
6	Donald C Johnston	28	Head	30	Sweden
7	Florence M Perkins	55	Head	Egg Candler	Washington
8	Robert H Nicol	69	Head	Engineer	Michigan
9	Arthur H Strehlow	39	Head	Truck Maker	Washington
10	Herbert Perry	84	Head	No	Washington
11	John Gardette	23	Head	Laborer	Washington
12	Emory A Mcdougall	31	Head	Trimmer	Wisconsin
13	Chester W Howell	52	Head	Porter	Wisconsin
14	Byron E Hogan	55	Head	Caretaker	Washington
16	Harry Costa	52	Head	40	France
17	Melvin E Goode	29	Head	Laborer	Washington
18	Dorothy M Goode	27	Wife	—	Washington
19	Darlene M Goode	5	daughter	—	Washington
20	Nancy A Goode	3	daughter	0	Washington
21	Mark L Goode	1	daughter	0	Washington
22	Ethel N Scott THIS PERSON	44	Head	No	Washington
23	Arthur L Scott	16	son	No	Washington
24	Eugene R Scott	8	son	No	Washington
25	Lawrence Riley	54	Head	Steel Worker	Illinois
26	Edward W Riley	50	Brother	Porter	Illinois
27	Levi Vaughn	58	Head	Foreman	Michigan
28	Leona M Vaughn	54	Wife	Caretaker	Washington
29	Evelyn Vaughn	28	daughter	Stenographer	Washington
30	Robert B Griffith	67	Head	40	Canada-English
31	Erling M Mcwhaite	24	Head	Factory Worker	Washington
32	A Berton Henson	25	Head	Carpenter Helper	Washington
33	Valentine R Hreha	28	Head	Tier	Washington
34	Clark D Plummer	40	Head	Wood Machinist	Michigan
35	Helen E Plummer	40	Wife	Stenographer	Wisconsin
36	Joseph M Hughes	43	Head	Switch Foreman	Minnesota
37	Ida M Vakia	37	Head	Waitress	Michigan
38	Harold J Barrett	44	Lodger	Cook	Michigan
40	Jack Austin	34	Head	Chemist	Texas

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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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