Gertrude Walker — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Gertrude Walker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Nassau-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Nassau-County, New York
Surname	Walker
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Hempstead
1935 Residence (County)	Nassau
Additional Details
Occupation	Operator
Industry	State
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Hempstead
Est. Birth Year	~1889

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Gertrude	Age	Birth yr
Gertrude Walker	Spouse	—	51	~1889
Howard Walker	Son	—	17	~1923
James Walker	Head	—	57	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 30

New York, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Housework
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Nassau, New …

Spouse, age 40

Nassau, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Nassau-County, New …

Spouse, age 51

Nassau-County, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 3 household members

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Hempstead
1935 Residence (County)	Nassau
Occupation	Operator
Industry	State
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Gertrude Walker

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · New York

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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02685-00176)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
42	John Zalishki	29	Head	Engineer	New York
43	Edna Zalishki	27	Wife	—	New Jersey
44	Jeannette Zalishki	4	Daughter	—	—
45	Harry Lucas	32	Head	Watchman	New York
46	Agnes Lucas	26	Wife	—	New York
47	Albert Lucas	1	Son	—	—
48	Isador Nemchin	65	Head	—	—
49	Dora Nemchin	60	Wife	—	—
50	John Carey	37	Head	Janitor	Ireland
51	Margaret Carey	34	Wife	—	Ireland
52	Pauline Dwyer	45	Head	Waitress	Wyoming
53	Mildred Dwyer	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
54	Bernard Nied	40	Head	Sergeant	Penn
55	Marie Nied	38	Wife	—	New York
56	James Walker	57	Head	Helper	New York
57	Gertrude Walker THIS PERSON	51	Wife	Operator	New York
58	Howard James Walker	17	Son	—	New York
59	David Barnett	36	Head	Superintendent	Canada Eng
60	Virginia Barnett	28	Wife	—	Canada Eng
61	Edward Janus	28	Head	Mechanic	New York
62	Margarette Janus	25	Wife	—	New York
63	Edward Janus	5	Son	—	—
64	Michael Walsh	25	Head	Painter	New York
65	Edith Walsh	25	Wife	—	New York
66	Carol Walsh	5	Daughter	—	—
67	Michael Jr Walsh	2	Son	—	—
68	Charles Wolf	28	Head	Chauffeur	New York
69	Helen Wolf	29	Wife	—	New York
70	Mary Lofingare	66	Mother-in-law	—	New York
71	Hans Church	58	Head	Salesman	Austria
72	Fannie Church	58	Wife	—	Hungary
73	Ira Church	22	Son	—	New Jersey
74	May Romles	28	Head	—	New York
75	Deanna Romles	2	Daughter	—	—
76	Gerald Romles	1	Son	—	—
77	Tony Delisky	42	Head	Station Fireman	Colorado
78	Handky Delisky	42	Wife	Maid	Germany
79	Jonathan Davenport	46	Head	—	New York
80	Flora Davenport	52	Wife	—	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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