Evelyn Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Evelyn Thompson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1894), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Female Spouse Born: British West Indies Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Evelyn
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	British West Indies
1935 Residence (City)	Manhattan
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	british west indies
Township / Ward	Manhattan
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Evelyn	Age	Birth yr
Robert Thompson	Head	—	45	~1895
Evelyn Thompson	Spouse	—	46	~1894
Eileen Morris	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Theodore Thompson	Son	—	22	~1918
Evelyn Thompson	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Ernestine Morris	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Oliver Thompson	Son	—	27	~1913
Hugh Thompson	Son	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1930

New York, …

Other, age 32

New York, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Evelyn
Relationship to Head	wife H
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	British West Indies
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1917
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	British West Indies
Mother's Birthplace	British West Indies
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birthplace (normalized)	british west indies

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 46

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1894 — 8 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Evelyn
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	British West Indies
1935 Residence (City)	Manhattan
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	british west indies

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Evelyn Thompson

Spouse · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02670-00087)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Margaretha Petersen	48	Head	H	New York
42	William Petersen	27	Son	Electrician	New Jersey
43	Clifford Petersen	21	Son	Tiler	New Jersey
44	Isaac Buss	50	Head	—	New York
45	Claire Kingsland	16	Daughter	—	Connecticut
46	Dean Ross	28	Nephew	—	Vermont
47	Ada L. Talley	59	Head	Private Secretary	New York
48	Carl Heamon	27	Head	Musician	New York
49	Estelle Heamon	57	Mother	—	New York
50	Raphy Flaum	34	Head	Manager	Albania
51	Theodora Flaum	30	Wife	—	Albania
52	Helene Flaum	10	Daughter	—	New York
53	Yvonne Flaum	6	Daughter	—	New York
54	Demetrio Flaum	4	Son	—	New York
55	Max Schulman	41	Head	Clerk	Russia
56	Sara Schulman	40	Wife	—	Russia
57	Theodore Schulman	18	Son	Distributor	New York
58	Herbert Schulman	16	Son	—	New York
59	Muriel Schulman	3	Daughter	—	New York
60	Thomas Mann	37	Head	Mover	Pennsylvania
61	Jean Mann	36	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
62	Thomas Mann	11	Son	—	Pennsylvania
63	Janice Mann	9	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
64	James Mann	7	Son	—	Pennsylvania
65	Frances Mann	4	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
66	Robert Thompson	45	Head	Elevator Operator	West Indies
67	Evelyn Thompson THIS PERSON	46	Wife	—	British West Indies
68	Oliver Thompson	27	Son	Handyman	New Jersey
69	Hugh Thompson	25	Son	Watchmaker	New Jersey
70	Theodore Thompson	22	Son	—	New Jersey
71	Evelyn Thompson	20	Daughter	—	New Jersey
72	Eileen Morris	16	Daughter	—	New Jersey
73	Ernestine Morris	13	Daughter	—	New Jersey
74	Ernest Schwab	51	Head	Porter	Germany
75	Yette Schwab	51	Wife	—	Germany
76	Henry Schwab	19	Son	Lens Maker	Germany
77	George Stamos	37	Head	Waiter	Greece
78	Mary Stamos	28	Wife	—	Greece
79	Louis Stamos	7	Son	—	New York
80	Stella Stamos	0	Daughter	—	New York

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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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