Florence Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-Castle-County, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this Florence Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Castle-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1891), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1891 Female Spouse Born: Delaware Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Castle-County, Delaware
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	11th Rep. Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Township / Ward	11Th Rep Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1891

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Florence	Age	Birth yr
Jennie Johnson	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Richard Brown	Head	—	65	~1875
Thomas Johnson	Other	—	33	~1907
Richard Brown	Son	—	22	~1918
Lamont Brown	Son	—	16	~1924
Florence Brown	Spouse	—	49	~1891

Census Appearances

1920

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 28

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1892 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Florence M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1930

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 38

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Florence M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1940

New-Castle-County, Delaware

Spouse, age 49

New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1891 — 6 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	11th Rep. Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

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Florence Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 49 · b. ~1891 · Delaware

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00546-00652)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary Sayett	25	Daughter	Clerk Typist	Delaware
42	Harry Sayett	17	son	—	Delaware
43	Mary (X) Frazer	78	Head	—	Maryland
44	Stella Morgan	60	nurse	Nurse	Maryland
45	Julius Barr	65	Head	—	Maryland
46	Carrie Barr	64	wife	—	Maryland
47	Flora Brooks	62	Head	—	Maryland
48	William J Foltz	54	brother	Foreman	Delaware
49	Elizabeth Hammond	40	lodger	Teacher	Delaware
50	William C Brooks	67	Head	Store Keeper	Delaware
51	Molly Brooks	66	wife	—	Delaware
52	Claude C Brooks	44	Head	Mail Carrier	Delaware
53	Elizabeth Brooks	42	wife	—	Delaware
54	Melvin Brooks	19	son	—	Delaware
55	Norman Brooks	18	son	—	Delaware
56	Henry Brooks	16	son	—	Delaware
57	William Brooks	12	son	—	Delaware
58	Richard Brown	65	Head	Laborer	Delaware
59	Florence Brown THIS PERSON	49	wife	—	Delaware
60	Richard Brown	22	son	Clerk	Delaware
61	Lamont Brown	16	son	—	Delaware
62	Jennie Johnson	26	daughter	Laborer	Delaware
63	Thomas J Johnson	33	son-in-law	—	Delaware
64	James Edward Tyler	25	Head	Painter	Virginia
65	Elinor W Tyler	22	wife	—	Delaware
66	John Shrimage	27	Head	Laborer	Delaware
67	Alden Shrimage	26	wife	—	Delaware
68	Judith Shrimage	4	daughter	—	Maryland
69	John Shrimage	2	son	—	Delaware
70	Charles Shrimage	1	son	—	Delaware
71	Alfred Reems	77	Head	—	Maryland
72	Gertrude Reems	53	wife	—	Maryland
73	Alfred Reems	25	son	Farmer	Maryland
74	William Reems	10	son	—	Maryland
75	Anna Davis	57	Head	—	Delaware
76	Harold Davis	25	son	—	Delaware
77	Robert Davis	17	son	—	Delaware
78	Harvey Davis	33	son	Laborer	Delaware
79	Leola Davis	25	daughter-in-law	—	Virginia
80	Jo Ann Davis	12	daughter	—	Delaware

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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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