Flora Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Middlesex-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Flora Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Middlesex-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1895), then head of a 3-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Middlesex-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Lowell
1935 Residence (County)	Middlesex
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Lowell
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Flora	Age	Birth yr
Helen Smith	Daughter	—	25	~1915
John Smith	Head	—	46	~1894
Flora Smith	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Norfolk, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 27

Norfolk, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1893 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Middlesex, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 36

Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1912
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Middlesex-County, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 45

Middlesex-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Lowell
1935 Residence (County)	Middlesex
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Flora Smith

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Middlesex-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01692-00743)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Albert Lefebvre	18	Son	Broker	Mass
42	Gertrude Lefebvre	16	Daughter	Stenographer	Mass
43	—	None	—	—	—
44	Fred Guillemette	31	Head	Cloth Folder	Mass
45	Irene Guillemette	34	Wife	—	Mass
46	Donald Guillemette	3	Son	—	Mass
47	Constance Guillemette	1	Daughter	—	Mass
48	Georgette Guillemette	0	Daughter	—	Mass
49	Mary St. Lawrence	54	Head	—	Mass
50	Charles Campbell	42	Brother	Laborer	Mass
51	Dora Campbell	40	Sister-in-law	—	Mass
52	William Marcotte	31	Head	Stone Cutter	Mass
53	Maela Marcotte	29	Wife	—	Mass
54	Claire Marcotte	8	Daughter	—	Mass
55	Maurice Marcotte	8	Son	—	Mass
56	Normand Marcotte	6	Son	—	Mass
57	Theresa Marcotte	0	Daughter	—	Mass
58	David Leblanc	27	Head	Service Man	Mass
59	Grace Leblanc	28	Wife	—	Mass
60	Pauline Leblanc	1	Daughter	—	Mass
61	Roger Coulombe	63	Head	Loom Fixer	Canada French
62	Josephine Coulombe	58	Wife	—	Mass
63	Raymond Coulombe	31	Son	Machinist	Mass
64	Roger Coulombe	18	Son	New Worker	Mass
65	Weldon Laflamme	33	Head	Insurance Agent	Mass
66	Edna Laflamme	32	Wife	—	Mass
67	Weldon Jr. Laflamme	10	Son	—	Mass
68	Elaine Laflamme	7	Daughter	—	Mass
69	Estelle Laflamme	5	Daughter	—	Mass
70	John Hormatsky	44	Head	Laborer	Mass
71	John Smith	46	Head	Colorist	England
72	Flora Smith THIS PERSON	45	Wife	—	Scotland
73	Helen Smith	25	Daughter	Tel. Operator	Mass
74	John Nelson	25	Head	Insurance Agent	Ireland
75	George Reynolds	44	Head	Clerk	Mass
76	Mary Reynolds	36	Wife	—	New Hampshire
77	Jean Reynolds	8	Daughter	—	New Hampshire
78	Joan Reynolds	7	Daughter	—	New Hampshire
79	Betsy Reynolds	5	Daughter	—	New Hampshire
80	Constance Reynolds	1	Daughter	—	New Hampshire

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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