Henry Ellis — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Henry Ellis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Australia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Henry E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Australia
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Signal Man
Industry	Transportation
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	1924
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	australia
Occupation	Signal Man
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Henry	Age	Birth yr
Paul Ellis	Other	—	5	~1935
Henry Ellis	Head	—	62	~1878
George Ellis	Son	—	34	~1906
Mary Ellis	Spouse	—	67	~1873
Alfred Ellis	Son	—	30	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Queens, New …

Head, age 41

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1879 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Australia
Year of Immigration	1894
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Brakeman
Industry	Penn R. R. Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birthplace (normalized)	australia

1930

Queens, New …

Head, age 52

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1878 — 12 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Australia
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1900
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Signal Man
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	5000
Radio Set	R
Birthplace (normalized)	australia

1940

Queens-County, New …

Head, age 62

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1878 — 5 household members

Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Henry E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Australia
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Signal Man
Industry	Transportation
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	1924
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	australia

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Henry Ellis

Head · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02724-00738)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank Leake	59	Head	Stock Clerk	New York
2	Jane Leake	58	Wife	—	New York
3	Francis Leake	22	Son	Painter	New York
4	Richard Burke	30	Son in law	Clerk-File	New York
5	Marie Burke	28	Daughter	—	New York
6	Richard Burke	3	Grandson	—	New York
7	Henry E. Ellis THIS PERSON	62	Head	Signal Man	Australia
8	Mary Ellis	67	Wife	—	Eire
9	George Ellis	34	Son	Laborer	New Jersey
10	Alfred Ellis	30	Son	Laborer	New York
11	Paul Ellis	5	Grandson	—	New York
12	Paul Larnas\|Larnes	43	Head	Horse Shoe Man	New York
13	Cathrine Larnas\|Larnes	37	Wife	—	New York
14	Henry Larnas\|Larnes	17	Son	—	New York
15	Charles Larnas\|Larnes	12	Son	—	New York
16	William Larnas\|Larnes	11	Son	—	New York
17	Mary Larnas\|Larnes	3	Daughter	—	New York
18	George Alexander	36	Head	Typographer	New York
19	Betty Alexander	34	Wife	—	Russia
20	Martin L. Alexander	7	Son	—	New York
21	David Alexander	2	Son	—	New York
22	Herman Sandberg	42	Head	Salesman Drug	Austria
23	Wanda Sandberg	39	Wife	—	Conn.
24	Ruth Sandberg	13	Daughter	—	New York
25	Robert Sandberg	8	Son	—	New York
26	John D. Ball	57	Head	Actors	Penn.
27	Eva Ball	56	Wife	—	Minisota
28	George H. Baum	32	Head	Clerk In Bank	New York
29	Frances Baum	29	Wife	Stenographer	New York
30	Frances V. Ryan	42	Head	Sales Lady Child Shoes	New York
31	M. M. Di Domenico	35	Head	Manager Of Postal Teleg.	New York
32	Doris Di Domenico	31	Wife	Milliner Ladies Hats	Conn.
33	Ella Rasmussen	52	Mother in law	—	Denmark
34	Arnold Rozett	51	Head	Asst Manager Cleaning & Dyeing	Hungary
35	Charlotte Rozett	50	Wife	—	Hungary
36	Oscar Rozett	31	Son	—	Hungary
37	Alice Rozett	27	Daughter in law	Pharmacy Bedspreads	Hungary
38	Melvin Soper	39	Head	Salesmanager & Public Relations	Wash. D.C.
39	Marjorie Soper	39	Wife	Secretary	New York
40	Charles H. Corey	49	Head	Night Manager Garage	Mass.

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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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