Florence Foster — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Florence Foster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Westchester-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Westchester-County, New York
Surname	Foster
Given Name	Florence M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Mt. Vernon
1935 Residence (County)	Westchester
Additional Details
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Mt Vernon
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Florence	Age	Birth yr
Florence Foster	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Robert Foster	Son	—	16	~1924
William Foster	Son	—	3	~1937
Bertha White	Other	—	72	~1868
James Foster	Head	—	47	~1893
Elizabeth Foster	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Marilyn Foster	Daughter	—	6	~1934

Census Appearances

1920

Westchester, New …

Spouse, age 34

Westchester, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Florence Stratton
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Westchester, New …

Spouse, age 44

Westchester, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Florence S.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Westchester-County, New …

Spouse, age 56

Westchester-County, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 7 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Florence M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Mt. Vernon
1935 Residence (County)	Westchester
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Florence Foster

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02807-00936)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	William Child	62	Head	Conductor	New York
42	Emma Child	65	Wife	—	New York
43	John Child	27	Son	Clerk	New York
44	Mary E. Roche	63	Head	—	New York
45	John B. Roche	36	Son	Accountant	New York
46	Antoinette Murphy	58	Sister	—	New York
47	Albert Meisberger	54	Head	Accountant	Germany
48	Alma Meisberger	53	Wife	—	New York
49	Ruth Meisberger	21	Daughter	—	New York
50	Vidal Warner	67	Head	Asst Postmaster	Ohio
51	Winifred Warner	57	Sister	Teacher	New York
52	Woodrow Thurkey	64	Head	—	New York
53	Mary J. Thurkey	61	Wife	—	New York
54	George W. West	40	Head	Secretary	New York
55	Katherine West	32	Wife	Reg. Nurse	New York
56	Louise West	7	Daughter	—	New York
57	George Jr. West	4	Son	—	New York
58	Monica Silver	32	Lodger	Operator	New York
59	Christine Wright	33	Lodger	Childs Nurse	New York
60	James P. Foster	47	Head	Foreman	New York
61	Florence M. Foster THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	New York
62	Robert J. Foster	16	Son	—	New York
63	Elizabeth Foster	11	Daughter	—	New York
64	Marilyn Foster	6	Daughter	—	New York
65	William Foster	3	Son	—	New York
66	Bertha White	72	Mother-in-law	—	New York
67	Arthur H. Levy	42	Head	Salesman	New York
68	Catherine Levy	38	Wife	—	New York
69	Arthur H. Jr. Levy	20	Son	Delivery Boy	New York
70	Raymond Levy	18	Son	—	New York
71	Betty Levy	11	Daughter	—	New York
72	Walter Dahlstrom	40	Head	Manager	New York
73	Sylvia Dahlstrom	38	Wife	—	New York
74	Elsa Dahlstrom	15	Daughter	—	New York
75	Rolf Dahlstrom	14	Son	—	New York
76	Francis Vaillancourt	31	Head	Printer	Rhode Island
77	Bridget Vaillancourt	32	Wife	—	Irish Free State
78	James Vaillancourt	2	Son	—	New York
79	Richard Greenan	42	Head	D.P.W.	Irish Free State
80	Julia Greenan	34	Wife	—	Irish Free State

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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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