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James Boyd — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · None, New York

Our Model Tree links this James Boyd across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Nellie & Alexander — first a son (b.~1898), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1898 Male Son Born: New York Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationNone, New York
SurnameBoyd
Given NameJames
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age22
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceNew York
Father's BirthplaceNew York
Mother's BirthplaceNew York
Additional Details
OccupationLaborer
Class of WorkerW
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Birth StateNew York
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)new york
OccupationLaborer
Township / WardManhattan
Est. Birth Year~1898

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to James Age Birth yr
Annie Boyd Daughter — 15 ~1905
Nellie Boyd Head — 49 ~1871
Robt Boyd Son — 27 ~1893
Thos Boyd Son — 9 ~1911
Alex Boyd Son — 18 ~1902
James Boyd Son — 22 ~1898

Census Appearances

1900
New York, …
Son, age 1
New York, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Boyd
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 1
Marital Status Single
Birthplace New York
Birth Month Feb
Birth Year 1899
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1910
New York, …
Son, age 10
New York, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Boyd
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 10
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
1920
None, New …
Son, age 22
None, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 6 household members
Surname Boyd
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 22
Marital Status Single
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Occupation Laborer
Class of Worker W
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
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Our Model Tree links James Boyd across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Nellie Boyd (~0.92 confidence) and father Alexander Boyd (~0.92 confidence) and mother Louisa Boyd (~0.92 confidence) and father James Boyd (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Boyd (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 5 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Mother
Nellie Boyd
b. ~1871
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
Alexander Boyd
b. ~1873
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Louisa Boyd
b. ~1875
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
James Boyd
b. ~1876
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Boyd
b. ~1877
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
James Boyd
Son · 1920 · age 22 · b. ~1898 · New York
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Sibling
Robt Boyd
Sibling · 1920 · age 27
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Thos Boyd
Sibling · 1920 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Annie Boyd
Sibling · 1920 · age 15
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Alex Boyd
Sibling · 1920 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — None, New York Open full size

Page Contents

49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1193unit:0092)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
2 Bernard Gilles 30 Head Distributor Italy
3 Concetta Gilles 32 Wife None Italy
4 M. Gilles 3 Daughter None Italy
5 Otto Gattard 34 Head Waiter Germany
6 Emma Gattard 21 Wife None Germany
7 Victor Gattard 6 Son None New York
8 W. Gattard 4 Daughter None New York
9 Anton Clamo 28 Boarder Carpenter Italy
10 Otto Newman 31 Head None Austria
11 Annie Newman 26 Wife Prop. New York
12 S. Newman 5 Son None New York
13 W. Newman 3 Son None New York
14 S. Newman 1 Daughter None New York
15 Amelia Bennett 53 Servant Servant New York
16 Emma Mavan 43 Head Packer Kansas
17 Anna Mavan 9 Daughter None New York
18 Vandusen 63 Head None Germany
19 Joe Insucci 58 Boarder Sales Agt Italy
20 Mary Insucci 24 Boarder None New York
21 Charles Rhode 64 Head Shoemaker Germany
22 Agnes Rhode 65 Wife None Germany
23 James Lucas 53 Head Painter New York
24 Frances Lucas 46 Wife None New York
25 Ruth Lucas 13 Daughter None New York
26 Al. Curci 30 Head Presser Italy
27 Frances Curci 19 Wife None New York
28 Mary Curci 1 Daughter None New York
29 Tony Curci 0 Son None New York
30 Santi 57 Father-in-law Watchman Italy
31 Agnes Duffy 42 Head None Ireland
32 Kathy Callahan 28 Boarder Laborer New York
33 Joe Hall 61 Boarder Cook Ireland
34 J. Fitzpatrick 41 Head Controlman New York
35 Josie Fitzpatrick 14 Daughter None New York
36 John Morsok 40 Head Storekeeper Galicia-Pol
37 V. Morsok 38 Wife None Galicia-Pol
38 Wm Morsok 12 Son None Galicia-Pol
39 Mary Morsok 9 Daughter None Galicia-Pol
40 John Donley 58 Head Laborer New York
41 A. Rensing 59 Head Foreman New York
42 C. Dietrich 61 Boarder Housework New York
43 Broderick 37 Head Office Clerk New York
44 M. Broderick 39 Sister Office Clerk New York
45 Nellie Boyd 49 Head None New York
46 Robt Boyd 27 Son Driver New York
47 James Boyd THIS PERSON 22 Son Laborer New York
48 Alex Boyd 18 Son Laborer New York
49 Annie Boyd 15 Daughter Sales Clerk New York
50 Thos Boyd 9 Son None New York

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Pedigree Summary

James + 4 siblings
Gen 1 · 5 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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)

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