Gertrude Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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

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Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Head Born: New York Divorced

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Divorced
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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 Gertrude	Age	Birth yr
Gertrude Brown	Head	—	41	~1899
Bobby Brown	Son	—	16	~1924
Irwin Brown	Son	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Other, age 20

New York, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Sister-in-law
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

New York, …

Other, age 31

New York, New York · implied b. ~1899

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Head-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Divorced
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	$25
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 41

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Divorced
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Gertrude Brown

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02632-00258)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Jack Walden	42	Head	Bartender	New York
42	Ester Walden	39	Wife	—	Boston-Mass.
43	Thelma Walden	13	Daughter	—	New York
44	Lewis Walden	7	Son	—	New York
45	Samuel Weiss	44	Head	Driver	Austria
46	Gertrude Weiss	37	Wife	—	New York
47	Morton Weiss	20	Son	Surface Grinder	New York
48	Bernard Weiss	15	Son	—	New York
49	Lydia Weiss	5	Daughter	—	New York
50	Gertrude Brown THIS PERSON	41	Head	—	New York
51	Irwin Brown	20	Son	Stock Clerk	New York
52	Bobby Brown	16	Son	—	New York
53	Yonto Crisafi	36	Head	Operator	Spain
54	Florance Crisafi	35	Wife	Button Hole Maker	Boston-Mass.
55	Peter Montafusco	28	Head	Maintenance Helper	New York
56	Conetta Montafusco	25	Wife	—	New York
57	Tom Terlato	28	Head	Doll Maker	Italy
58	Angelina Terlato	20	Wife	Mimeograph	New York
59	Oscar Weiss	40	Head	Prop.	New York
60	Janice Weiss	36	Wife	—	New York
61	Morris Amizrani	67	Head	—	Italy
62	Thomas Vlado	20	Head	—	Pennsylvania
63	Mary Vlado	19	Wife	—	New York
64	Bobby Vlado	3	Son	—	New York
65	Nina Vlado	0	Daughter	—	New York
66	Mary Wallace	25	Head	—	Massachusetts
67	Lola Wallace	5	Daughter	—	New York
68	Lotka Wallace	4	Daughter	—	New York
69	Sally Wallace	3	Daughter	—	New York
70	Dishka Silversmith	83	Head	—	Poland
71	Ida Silversmith	78	Wife	—	Poland
72	Max Lewis	41	Head	Driver	New York
73	Frances Lewis	35	Wife	—	New York
74	Philip Lewis	18	Son	New Worker	New York
75	Daniel Lewis	16	Son	New Worker	New York
76	Leonard Lewis	15	Son	—	New York
77	Jerry Lewis	13	Son	—	New York
78	Selma Lewis	8	Daughter	—	New York
79	Roselyn Lewis	7	Daughter	—	New York
80	Murry Lewis	2	Son	—	New York

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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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