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Frank Knight — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Essex, Massachusetts
Our Model Tree links this Frank Knight across the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Essex, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 50
b. ~1870
Male
Head
Born: Massachusetts
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Essex, Massachusetts |
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Frank M P |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 50 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Father's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Mother's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Shoe Cutter |
| Industry | Shoe Factory |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | massachusetts |
| Occupation | Shoe Cutter |
| Township / Ward | Newburyport City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1870 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Frank | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knight | Son | — | 19 | ~1901 |
| Annie Knight | Spouse | — | 48 | ~1872 |
| Robert Knight | Son | — | 10 | ~1910 |
| Edith Knight | Daughter | — | 17 | ~1903 |
| Alfred Knight | Son | — | 12 | ~1908 |
| David Knight | Son | — | 21 | ~1899 |
| Frank Knight | Head | — | 50 | ~1870 |
Census Appearances
1900
Essex, Massachusetts
Head, age 31
Essex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1869 — 6 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Frank T |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Birth Month | June |
| Birth Year | 1869 |
| Father's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Mother's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Stock fitter Shoes |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | massachusetts |
1910
Essex, Massachusetts
Head, age 40
Essex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1870 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Frank G. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Years Married | 14 |
| Father's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Mother's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | massachusetts |
1920
Essex, Massachusetts
Head, age 50
Essex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1870 — 7 household members
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Frank M P |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 50 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Father's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Mother's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Shoe Cutter |
| Industry | Shoe Factory |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | massachusetts |
1930
Essex, Massachusetts
Head, age 60
Essex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1870 — 7 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Franklin P. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 60 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Age at First Marriage | 22 |
| Father's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Mother's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Shoe Worker |
| Industry | Shoe Factory |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Value / Rent | 3000 |
| Radio Set | R |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | massachusetts |
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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 Frank Knight across 4 US Census years (1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930) in Essex, Massachusetts, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Frank Knight
Head · 1920 · age 50 · b. ~1870 · Massachusetts
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1920 US Federal Census — Essex, Massachusetts
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1920 US Federal Census — Essex, Massachusetts
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu695unit:0701)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Pelletier | 55 | Head | Laborer | Canada |
| 2 | Malvina Pelletier | 49 | Wife | Speeder | Canada |
| 3 | Lucy Pelletier | 18 | Daughter | Speeder | New Hampshire |
| 4 | Delia Pelletier | 17 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 5 | Louis Pelletier | 15 | Son | Box Maker | New Hampshire |
| 6 | Rosealma Pelletier | 12 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 7 | Frank M P Knight THIS PERSON | 50 | Head | Shoe Cutter | Massachusetts |
| 8 | Annie G Knight | 48 | Wife | Book Keeper | Massachusetts |
| 9 | David C Knight | 21 | Son | Electrician | Massachusetts |
| 10 | Elliott W Knight | 19 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 11 | Edith L Knight | 17 | Daughter | Book Keeper | Massachusetts |
| 12 | Alfred E Knight | 12 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 13 | Robert L Knight | 10 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 14 | Gordon W Morse | 43 | Head | Shoe Cutter | Massachusetts |
| 15 | Emma A Morse | 37 | Wife | Stamper | Massachusetts |
| 16 | Bessie G Morse | 10 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 17 | Lazarus Brodus | 54 | Head | Collector | Russia |
| 18 | Nettie Brodus | 46 | Wife | — | Russia |
| 19 | Ada Brodus | 12 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 20 | Sam Brodus | 15 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 21 | Albert A Broner | 32 | Head | Expressman | Canada |
| 22 | Laura Broner | 32 | Wife | — | Maine |
| 23 | Albert A Broner | 9 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 24 | Edward H Broner | 7 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 25 | Florence A Broner | 1 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 26 | Louis R Spalding | 31 | Head | Repairer | Massachusetts |
| 27 | Ethel M Spalding | 27 | Wife | — | Massachusetts |
| 28 | Edward L Spalding | 7 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 29 | Malcolm T Spalding | 4 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 30 | Janet B Spalding | 2 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 31 | Frank M Kelly | 42 | Head | Shoe Cutter | Massachusetts |
| 32 | Edith G Kelly | 38 | Wife | — | Massachusetts |
| 33 | Joseph O Robitaille | 33 | Head | Shoe Cutter | Canada |
| 34 | Theona Robitaille | 22 | Wife | Stitcher | Canada |
| 35 | Frank E Pettingell | 33 | Head | Traveling Salesman | Massachusetts |
| 36 | Myrtie M Pettingell | 32 | Wife | — | Maine |
| 37 | Frank D Pettingell | 11 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 38 | Olive S Pettingell | 7 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 39 | Mildred J Pettingell | 5 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 40 | Paul L Bellman | 51 | Head | Cutter Shoe | Massachusetts |
| 41 | Helen L Bellman | 49 | Wife | — | Massachusetts |
| 42 | Marion G Bellman | 24 | Daughter | Music Teacher | Massachusetts |
| 43 | Orrin B Gerrish | 74 | Head | Engineer | Massachusetts |
| 44 | Josephine M Gerrish | 57 | Wife | — | Maine |
| 45 | Alice H Gerrish | 24 | Daughter | Stenographer | Massachusetts |
| 46 | Julia M Fingley | 65 | Head | — | Massachusetts |
| 47 | Bronislov Kojoska | 32 | Head | Second Hand | Poland |
| 48 | Nellie Kojoska | 25 | Wife | — | Poland |
| 49 | Frank Kojoska | 4 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 50 | Stella Kojoska | 3 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
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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)