Gilbert Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Gilbert Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Richmond-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Bertha & James — first a son (b.~1915), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Son Born: New York Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richmond-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gilbert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond
Additional Details
Occupation	Service
Industry	World's Fair
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	994
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Service
Township / Ward	Richmond
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Gilbert	Age	Birth yr
Gilbert Smith	Son	—	25	~1915
Bertha Smith	Head	—	55	~1885

Census Appearances

1920

Richmond, New …

Other, age 3

Richmond, New York · implied b. ~1917 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gilbert
Relationship to Head	Grandchild
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Richmond, New …

Son, age 14

Richmond, New York · implied b. ~1916 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gilbert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
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

Richmond-County, New …

Son, age 25

Richmond-County, New York · implied b. ~1915 — 2 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gilbert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond
Occupation	Service
Industry	World's Fair
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	994
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Our Model Tree links Gilbert Smith across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Bertha Smith (~0.92 confidence) and father James Smith (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Bertha Smith

b. ~1885

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

James Smith

b. ~1886

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Gilbert Smith

Son · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · New York

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

36 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02760-00789)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Clara Kirkley	33	Head	Homework	New York
2	Charles H. Kirkley	14	Son	—	New York
3	Logan Kirkley	12	Son	—	New York
5	Charles Edwards	42	Head	Cooker	North Carolina
6	Frances Edwards	25	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
7	Alice Edwards	11	Daughter	—	New York
8	Vivian Edwards	9	Daughter	—	New York
10	Bertha Smith	55	Head	Housewife	New York
11	Gilbert Smith THIS PERSON	25	Son	Service	New York
12	Joseph Gambino	32	Head	Chauffeur	New York
13	Josephine Gambino	31	Wife	Housewife	New York
14	Dolores Gambino	2	Daughter	—	New York
15	Thomas Rudloff	57	Head	Salesman	New Jersey
16	Sarah Rudloff	52	Wife	Housewife	New York
17	Fred Stock	46	Head	Stationary Engineer	New York
18	Theresa Stock	41	Wife	Housewife	New York
19	Walter Stock	12	Son	—	New York
20	Anna Dembowski	73	Head	Housewife	Germany
21	Louise Dembowski	45	Daughter	Floor Lady	New York
22	Alexander Mcdonald	61	Head	Machine Setter	New York
23	Martha Mcdonald	40	Wife	Housewife	New York
24	John Burnett	52	Head	Kitchen Man	Massachusetts
25	Betty Burnett	56	Wife	Housewife	England
27	Carl Leres	46	Head	Proprietor	Italy
28	Catherine Leres	41	Wife	Housewife	Italy
29	John Leres	18	Son	Electrician Helper	New York
30	Carmelita Galimberti	61	Mother in law	—	Italy
31	Frank Galimberti	71	Brother in law	—	Italy
32	Peter Galimberti	24	Brother in law	Driver	New York
33	Helge Shafors	37	Head	Carpenter	Sweden
34	Lena Shafors	32	Wife	Machine Oper.	New York
35	William Feeley	39	Head	Civil Engineer	Massachusetts
36	Elizabeth Feeley	28	Wife	Housewife	Germany
37	Patricia Feeley	8	Daughter	—	New York
38	Mary Feeley	7	Daughter	—	New York
39	Margaret Feeley	3	Daughter	—	New York

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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