Helen Mitchell — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Essex-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Helen Mitchell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Essex-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Essex-County, New Jersey
Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Helen E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Newark
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Newark
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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 Helen	Age	Birth yr
Benjamin Mitchell	Son	—	30	~1910
Benjamin Mitchell	Head	—	53	~1887
Helen Mitchell	Spouse	—	52	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

Essex, New …

Spouse, age 32

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1904
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1911
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Essex, New …

Spouse, age 43

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1887 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Essex-County, New …

Spouse, age 52

Essex-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1888 — 3 household members

Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Helen E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Newark
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Helen Mitchell across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

Helen Mitchell

Spouse · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · New Jersey

★ You are viewing this record

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02423-00282)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary J Cleary	46	Wife	—	New Jersey
42	Raymond J Cleary	18	Son	New Worker	New Jersey
43	Robert L Cleary	15	Son	—	New Jersey
44	Benjamin Mitchell	53	Head	Inspector	England
45	Helen E Mitchell THIS PERSON	52	Wife	—	Scotland
46	Benjamin Mitchell	30	Son	Salesman	New Jersey
47	Albert R Kegan	57	Head	Fireman	New Jersey
48	Katherine Kegan	56	Wife	—	New Jersey
49	Edward J Kegan	25	Son	Driver	New Jersey
50	Laura E Casperson	25	Daughter	Stenographer	New Jersey
51	Katherine Casperson	27	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New Jersey
52	Lars Jr Casperson	24	Son-in-law	Packer	New Jersey
53	Robert Casperson	23	Step-son	Clerk	New Jersey
54	Amelia Bauman	78	Mother-in-law	—	New Jersey
55	Minerva Carrigan	60	Head	—	Iowa
56	Annabella Carrigan	34	Daughter	Professor	New Jersey
57	Wendel Carrigan	27	Son	Gas Station	New Jersey
58	Minerva Carrigan	24	Daughter	New Worker	New Jersey
59	Marie S Carrigan	20	Daughter	—	New Jersey
60	William W Flynn	51	Head	Police Sgt.	New Jersey
61	Sarah M Flynn	42	Wife	—	New Jersey
62	Mary K Flynn	13	Daughter	—	New Jersey
63	John Nicholas	65	Head	Credit Mgr.	New Jersey
64	Sarah M Nicholas	64	Wife	—	New Jersey
65	Edward J Gatison	27	Son-in-law	Salesman	New Jersey
66	Marion N Gatison	27	Daughter	—	New Jersey
67	George Bauman	50	Head	Sales Mgr.	New York
68	Florence Bauman	45	Wife	—	New Jersey
69	Herman Schriefer	49	Head	Manager	Germany
70	Elizabeth Schriefer	43	Wife	—	New York
71	Herman Jr Schriefer	13	Son	—	New York
72	Mary E Kuntzer	64	Head	—	New York
73	George Kuntzer	40	Son	Policeman	New York
74	William Kuntzer	37	Son	Garage Supt.	New York
75	Florence Kuntzer	36	Daughter-in-law	Saleswoman	New Jersey
76	Norma Kuntzer	18	Niece	Etcher	New Jersey
77	William Weinrich	45	Head	Salesman	New Jersey
78	Meta Weinrich	41	Wife	Salesgirl	Maryland
79	William W Weinrich	18	Son	Clerk	New Jersey
80	Elizabeth Weinrich	17	Daughter	—	New Jersey

Search for Helen Mitchell

All Helen Mitchell Census Records Discover Mitchell Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Report inaccurate data