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Ethel Smith — 1920 US Census Record
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Our Model Tree links this Ethel Smith across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Middlesex, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents William & William — first a daughter (b.~1892), then head of a 4-person household.
Age 28
b. ~1892
Female
Daughter
Born: Rhode Island
Single
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Middlesex, Massachusetts |
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Ethel M. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 28 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Rhode Island |
| Father's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Mother's Birthplace | Vermont |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | clerk |
| Industry | watch factory |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Rhode Island |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | rhode island |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Township / Ward | Waltham City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1892 |
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.
4 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Ethel | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Smith | Daughter | — | 30 | ~1890 |
| Ethel Smith | Daughter | — | 28 | ~1892 |
| William Smith | Head | — | 57 | ~1863 |
| Mary Smith | Spouse | — | 57 | ~1863 |
Census Appearances
1900
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Daughter, age 9
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1891 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Ethel |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 9 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Rhode Island |
| Birth Month | Jan |
| Birth Year | 1891 |
| Father's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Mother's Birthplace | Vermont |
| Occupation | At school |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Rhode Island |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | rhode island |
1910
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Daughter, age 19
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1891 — 4 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Ethel May |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 19 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Rhode Island |
| Father's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Mother's Birthplace | Vermont |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Industry | Watch factory |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Rhode Island |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | rhode island |
1920
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Daughter, age 28
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Ethel M. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 28 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Rhode Island |
| Father's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Mother's Birthplace | Vermont |
| Occupation | clerk |
| Industry | watch factory |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Rhode Island |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | rhode island |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Ethel Smith across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Middlesex, Massachusetts, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father William Smith (~0.92 confidence) and father William Smith (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Smith (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Smith (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Smith (~0.92 confidence) and mother Hattie Smith (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 6 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
William Smith
b. ~1867
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
William Smith
b. ~1863
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Smith
b. ~1863
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Smith
b. ~1869
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Smith
b. ~1869
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Hattie Smith
b. ~1861
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Ethel Smith
Daughter · 1920 · age 28 · b. ~1892 · Massachusetts
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Sibling
Edith Smith
Sibling · 1920 · age 30
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
1920 US Federal Census — Middlesex, Massachusetts
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1920 US Federal Census — Middlesex, Massachusetts
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu719unit:0953)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Elizabeth | 17 | Daughter | None | Massachusetts |
| 52 | Willard H. Benton | 55 | Head | Watch Maker | Massachusetts |
| 53 | Anna L. Benton | 52 | Wife | None | New York |
| 54 | Loring H. Homer | 24 | Head | Shipping Clerk | Maine |
| 55 | Harold F. Homer | 23 | Brother | Clerk | Massachusetts |
| 56 | Walter F. Homer | 16 | Brother | None | New York |
| 57 | Lottie E. Homer | 55 | Mother | None | Maine |
| 58 | Robert P. Marsh | 68 | Head | Watch Maker | Massachusetts |
| 59 | Annie L. Marsh | 57 | Wife | None | Vermont |
| 60 | Bernard F. Marsh | 8 | Grandson | None | Massachusetts |
| 61 | Thomas J. Monahan | 63 | Head | Clerk | Massachusetts |
| 62 | Ella M. Monahan | 58 | Wife | None | Massachusetts |
| 63 | Grace M. Monahan | 29 | Daughter | Teacher | Massachusetts |
| 64 | Isabel M. Monahan | 25 | Daughter | Clerk (Stock) | Massachusetts |
| 65 | Herbert H. Reynolds | 29 | Head | Printer | Massachusetts |
| 66 | Martha Reynolds | 27 | Wife | None | Connecticut |
| 67 | Hilda Borges | 19 | Sister-in-law | Bookkeeper | Massachusetts |
| 68 | Gordon C. Reynolds | 3 | Son | None | Massachusetts |
| 69 | Norman B. Patterson | 24 | Head | Repairer | Massachusetts |
| 70 | Harriet C. Patterson | 61 | Mother | None | Massachusetts |
| 71 | Mary E. Rumery | 63 | Head | None | Maine |
| 72 | Helen G. Rumery | 26 | Daughter | Bookkeeper | Maine |
| 73 | Edgar C. Wescott | 25 | Head | Watch Maker | Maine |
| 74 | Florence Wescott | 24 | Wife | None | Massachusetts |
| 75 | Dorothy Wescott | 2 | Daughter | None | Massachusetts |
| 76 | Felix Schaffer | 56 | Head | Janitor | Alsace-Lorraine |
| 77 | Clara Schaffer | 58 | Wife | None | Germany |
| 78 | George W. Schaffer | 35 | Son | Machinist | Connecticut |
| 79 | Daisy Schaffer | 39 | Daughter-in-law | None | England |
| 80 | Florence Drennan | 31 | Daughter | Stenographer | Massachusetts |
| 81 | Mildred M. Schaffer | 26 | Daughter | Stenographer | Massachusetts |
| 82 | Arthur L. Schaffer | 24 | Son | Machinist | Massachusetts |
| 83 | Frank Cummings | 70 | Head | Carpenter | Nova Scotia |
| 84 | Amelia E. Cummings | 67 | Wife | None | Nova Scotia |
| 85 | Mary M. Cummings | 40 | Daughter | Lecturer | Nova Scotia |
| 86 | W. Irving Cummings | 36 | Son | Tutor | Nova Scotia |
| 87 | Irene Frances Cummings | 26 | Daughter | Secretary | Nova Scotia |
| 88 | William E. Smith | 57 | Head | Watch Tool Maker | Massachusetts |
| 89 | Mary A. Smith | 57 | Wife | None | Vermont |
| 90 | Edith M. Smith | 30 | Daughter | Stenographer | Rhode Island |
| 91 | Ethel M. Smith THIS PERSON | 28 | Daughter | Clerk | Rhode Island |
| 92 | Ernest W. Rippin | 32 | Head | Jeweler | England |
| 93 | Nellie Rippin | 28 | Wife | None | England |
| 94 | Kathleen Rippin | 8 | Daughter | None | England |
| 95 | Muriel Rippin | 7 | Daughter | None | Massachusetts |
| 96 | Madge Rippin | 4 | Daughter | None | Massachusetts |
| 97 | Wendell Greene | 36 | Head | Traveling Auditor | New York |
| 98 | Christine Greene | 42 | Wife | None | Germany |
| 99 | Fred G. Patterson | 35 | Head | Mechanic | Massachusetts |
| 100 | Ethel M. Patterson | 34 | Wife | None | Massachusetts |
Pedigree Summary
Ethel + 1 sibling
Gen 1 · 6 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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)