Gertrude Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Gertrude Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Additional Details
Industry	3000
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Brooklyn Borough
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Gertrude	Age	Birth yr
Patricia Brown	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Eugene Brown	Head	—	48	~1892
Charity Davis	Other	—	50	~1890
Eugene Brown	Son	—	14	~1926
Gertrude Brown	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Queens, New …

Other, age 20

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Kings, New …

Other, age 30

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Kings-County, New …

Spouse, age 40

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Industry	3000
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Gertrude Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02555-00684)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eleanor Messner	18	Servant	Servant	Germany
2	Frank Blustine	22	Head	Watchmaker	Italy
3	Rose Blustine	28	Wife	—	Italy
4	Tessie Blustine	4	Daughter	—	New York
5	Ruby Blustine	0	Daughter	—	New York
6	Eugene Brown	48	Head	Attorney	New York
7	Gertrude Brown THIS PERSON	40	Wife	—	New York
8	Eugene Jr. Brown	14	Son	—	New York
9	Patricia Brown	9	Daughter	—	New York
10	Charity Davis	50	Servant	Housekeeper	New York
11	Joseph Levine	37	Head	Chemist	New York
12	Dora Levine	33	Wife	—	New York
13	Lawrence Levine	4	Son	—	New York
14	Robert Levine	0	Son	—	New York
15	Gladys Harris	38	Head	—	New York
16	Doris Harris	12	Daughter	—	New York
17	Ephraim Aquino	40	Head	Cutter	New York
18	William Reinhardt	61	Head	Foreman	Austria
19	Bessie Reinhardt	66	Wife	—	Austria
20	Harry Finger	48	Lodger	Exporter	New York
21	Isador Silberstein	74	Head	—	Hungary
22	Mary Silberstein	69	Wife	—	New York
23	Louis Silberstein	32	Son	Agent	New York
24	Morris Bard	43	Head	Electrician	Poland
25	Frida Bard	39	Wife	—	New York
26	Sidney Bard	19	Son	—	New York
27	Esther Bard	13	Daughter	—	New York
28	Minnie Snyder	54	Servant	Maid	Austria
29	Morris Treatet	57	Head	Designer	Russia
30	Esther Treatet	54	Wife	—	Russia
31	Reuben Treatet	28	Son	Carpenter	New York
32	Joseph Handler	63	Head	Watchmaker	Russia
33	Bella Handler	55	Wife	—	Russia
34	Gustave Michalow	46	Head	Broker	New York
35	Letitia Michalow	45	Wife	—	New York
36	Harden Michalow	22	Son	Clerk	New York
37	Virginia Michalow	14	Daughter	—	New York
38	Esther Freeman	23	Servant	Housekeeper	So Carolina
39	Louis B. Topf	38	Head	Executive	New York
40	Beatrice Topf	34	Wife	—	Massachusetts

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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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