Helen Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Helen Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Erie-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Alfred & Mary — first a spouse (b.~1913), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Erie-County, New York
Surname	Wright
Given Name	Helen S
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo C
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Buffalo C
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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
Robert Wright	Head	—	27	~1913
Judith Wright	Daughter	—		~1940
Helen Wright	Spouse	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

Erie, New …

Daughter, age 5

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1915 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Erie, New …

Daughter, age 15

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1915 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
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

Erie-County, New …

Spouse, age 27

Erie-County, New York · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Helen S
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo C
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Alfred Wright

b. ~1883

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Wright

b. ~1884

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Helen Wright

Spouse · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · 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 — Erie-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02833-00594)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles E Morley	65	Head	Stationery Engineer	New York
2	Emma X Morley	64	Wife	—	New York
3	Harriett E Morley	19	Daughter	—	New York
4	Ernest Kionke	59	Head	Teacher	Germany
5	Alma Kionke	57	Wife	—	Germany
6	Ernest Jr Kionke	17	Son	—	New York
7	Agnes Kionke	8	Daughter	—	New York
8	Robert Wright	27	Head	Salesman	Massachusetts
9	Helen S Wright THIS PERSON	27	Wife	—	New York
10	Judith Wright	0	Daughter	—	New York
11	Harry Hubbard	46	Head	Barber	New York
12	Margaret Hubbard	45	Wife	—	New York
13	Donald Hubbard	18	Son	—	New York
14	Glenn Staley	44	Head	Cooper	Pennsylvania
15	Lida Staley	41	Wife	—	New York
16	Harvey Staley	15	Son	—	New York
17	Charles Morton	50	Brother-in-law	Carpenter	Illinois
18	May Morton	52	Sister-in-law	—	New York
19	Edward Brunner	48	Head	Proprietor	New York
20	Rose K Brunner	40	Wife	—	New York
21	Norma G Brunner	19	Daughter	—	New York
22	Edward J Brunner	11	Son	—	New York
23	Anton Bachman	44	Head	Machinist	Germany
24	Catherine Bachman	43	Wife	Cook	Germany
25	Chas S Hampton	33	Head	Welder	New York
26	Lillian Hampton	32	Wife	Salesman	New York
27	Minna Hampton	57	Mother	—	New York
28	Chas Thompson	48	Head	Salesman	Canada-English
29	Louise Thompson	46	Wife	—	New York
30	Robert Thompson	17	Son	—	New York
31	Roy Taber	54	Head	Salesman	New York
32	Bertha Taber	49	Wife	—	New York
33	Victor Taber	21	Son	Inspector	New York
34	Wm Warwick	40	Head	Accounting	New York
35	Cecelia Warwick	40	Wife	—	New York
36	Lorraine Warwick	10	Daughter	—	New York
37	John Gorski	29	Head	Store Keeper	Germany
38	Charlotte Gorski	25	Wife	—	Connecticut
39	Robert Gorski	2	Son	—	New York
40	Joseph J Thivane	30	Head	Clerk	Maryland

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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