Hugh Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Hugh Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bergen-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bergen-County, New Jersey
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Hugh
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Ridgefield Park Village
1935 Residence (County)	Bergen
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Ridgefield Park Village
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Hugh	Age	Birth yr
Louisa Smith	Daughter	—	32	~1908
Hugh Smith	Head	—	65	~1875
Oliver Squire	Other	—	35	~1905
Louisa Smith	Spouse	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

Westchester, New …

Other, age 45

Westchester, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Hugh
Relationship to Head	Son-in-law
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1881
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Bank
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1902
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Bergen, New …

Head, age 53

Bergen, New Jersey · implied b. ~1877 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Hugh
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1880
Age at First Marriage	31
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Bank
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	8000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	Yes WW
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Bergen-County, New …

Head, age 65

Bergen-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1875 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Hugh
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Ridgefield Park Village
1935 Residence (County)	Bergen
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Hugh Smith

Head · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · New Jersey

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02313-00162)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles F. Hedsicker	39	Head	Bookkeeper	New York
2	Mary A. Hedsicker	40	Wife	Secretary	New Jersey
3	Ernest F. Belthoff	34	Head	Traveling Salesman	New Jersey
4	Mary C. Belthoff	35	Wife	—	New York
5	Robert E. Belthoff	11	Son	—	New Jersey
6	Richard C. Belthoff	7	Son	—	New Jersey
7	Mary S. Ripple	59	Mother-in-law	—	New Jersey
8	George W. Ripple	33	Brother-in-law	Equipment Installer	New Jersey
9	Edward C. Ripple	16	Brother-in-law	—	New Jersey
10	John Walsh	35	Head	Truck Driver	New Jersey
11	Evelyn B. Walsh	31	Wife	—	New York
12	Aneita M. Walsh	7	Daughter	—	New Jersey
13	Thomas J. Biggas	26	Head	Machinist	New York
14	Lilly A. Biggas	23	Wife	—	New Jersey
15	James H. Farquarson	59	Head	Chief Engineer	New York
16	Lucy Farquarson	56	Wife	—	Penn.
17	Dorothy Hayes	38	Daughter	Secretary	Ohio
18	Joseph A. Berardi	49	Head	Tailor	Italy
19	Filomena Berardi	47	Wife	—	Italy
20	Alexander J. Berardi	27	Son	Painter	New York
21	Frank J. Berardi	26	Son	Grocery Clerk	New Jersey
22	Marie Berardi	81	Mother	—	Italy
23	William E. Renner	39	Head	Butcher	New York
24	Alice M. Renner	29	Wife	—	New Jersey
25	Hugh Smith THIS PERSON	65	Head	—	Scotland
26	Louisa B. Smith	53	Wife	—	New York
27	Louisa R. Smith	32	Daughter	Packer & Wrapper	New York
28	Oliver J. Squire	35	Son-in-law	Roofer	New York
29	William J. Brown	44	Head	Fireman Railroad	Ireland
30	Catherine Brown	38	Wife	Telephone Operator	New York
31	Joseph Friedman	16	Boarder	—	New Jersey
32	Henry Huttelmann	60	Head	Bricklayer	New York
33	Mary A. Huttelmann	61	Wife	—	Penn.
34	Herbert C. Jansky	39	Head	Export Clerk	New Jersey
35	Mildred J. Jansky	38	Wife	—	New Jersey
36	Robert E. Jansky	7	Son	—	New Jersey
37	Wayne H. Jansky	4	Son	—	New Jersey
38	Lillian M. Gauley	65	Mother-in-law	—	New Jersey
39	Jacob Meyer	58	Head	Construction Foreman	Switzerland
40	Jennie Meyer	57	Wife	—	New Jersey

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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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