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James Brennan — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this James Brennan across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Mary & James — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1899 Male Head Born: New York Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year1930
LocationNew York, New York
SurnameBrennan
Given NameJames
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age31
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceNew York
Age at First Marriage26
Father's BirthplaceIreland
Mother's BirthplaceIreland
Additional Details
OccupationClerk
IndustryTheatrical
Class of WorkerW
Can Read/WriteYes
Home Owned/RentedR
Home Value / Rent55
Radio SetR
Birth StateNew York
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)new york
OccupationClerk
Township / WardNew York City
Est. Birth Year~1899

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 1930 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to James Age Birth yr
James Brennan Head — 31 ~1899
James Brennan Son — 5 ~1925
Alice Brennan Spouse — 30 ~1900

Census Appearances

1920
New York, …
Son, age 22
New York, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Brennan
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 22
Marital Status Single
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Occupation Painter
Industry House
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
1930
New York, …
Head, age 31
New York, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members
Surname Brennan
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 31
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
Age at First Marriage 26
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Occupation Clerk
Industry Theatrical
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Home Owned/Rented R
Home Value / Rent 55
Radio Set R
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1940
New-York-County, New …
Other, age 39
New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1901 — 21 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Brenan
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Lodger
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 39
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
1935 Residence (City) New York City
1935 Residence (County) New York
Occupation Waiter
Industry Restaurant
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 50
Income (1939) 1195
Highest Grade Hs 2
1935 Residence Same place
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 Brennan across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Mary Brennan (~0.92 confidence) and father James Brennan (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Mother
Mary Brennan
b. ~1872
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
James Brennan
b. ~1875
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
James Brennan
Head · 1930 · age 31 · b. ~1899 · New York
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — New York, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newyorkcensus00reel1581:1077)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Louis Huber 31 Head Salesman New York
52 Mary Huber 27 Wife — New York
53 Louis Huber 5 Son — New York
54 James Brennan THIS PERSON 31 Head Clerk New York
55 Alice Brennan 30 Wife — New York
56 James Jr. Brennan 5 Son — New York
57 Charles Glaser 39 Head Superintendent Germany
58 Clotilda Glaser 38 Wife — Germany
59 Elsie Glaser 18 Daughter Milliner Germany
60 Dorothy Shirley 32 Head — New York
61 Peggy Shirley 52 Sister — New York
62 Edward Walker 31 Head Engineer New York
63 Emma Walker 31 Wife — New York
64 William Morrison 61 Head — New Jersey
65 Elizabeth Morrison 61 Wife — Ireland
66 Adolph Jackson 60 Head — Germany
67 Martha Jackson 57 Wife — Germany
68 Edward Nelson 35 Head Salesman New Jersey
69 Carrie M. Nelson 32 Wife — Pennsylvania
70 Mary Gerlach 58 Head Milliner New York
71 Kathryn Gerlach 56 Sister — New York
72 Bester Marasco 66 Head — Italy
73 Alfreda Marasco 61 Wife — New York
74 Bester Jr. Marasco 15 Son — New York
75 William Wilkinson 60 Head — New York
76 Elizabeth Wilkinson 58 Wife — New York
77 William Jr. Wilkinson 21 Son — New York
78 John Wilkinson 18 Son — New York
79 John O'Brien 42 Head — New York
80 Anna O'Brien 38 Wife — New York
81 John Jr. O'Brien 12 Son — New York
82 Helen O'Brien 29 Wife — New York
83 Mary O'Brien 5 Daughter — New York
84 William Driscoll 34 Head — New York
85 Catherine Driscoll 32 Wife — New York
86 Elizabeth Logan 40 Head — England
87 Edith Logan 14 Daughter — New York
88 Philip Evers 44 Head — New York
89 Katherine Evers 42 Wife — New York
90 Mary Evers 21 Daughter — New York
91 Frank Fox 35 Head — New York
92 Mary Fox 30 Wife — New York
93 Frank Jr. Fox 5 Son — New York
94 Mary Fox 3 Daughter — New York
95 Ronald Dawson 32 Head — New York
96 Grace Dawson 22 Wife — Massachusetts
97 Clarence Brown 27 Head — New York
98 Frances Brown 22 Wife — New York
99 Ersel Stevens 28 Head Nurse West Virginia
100 Virginia Stevens 27 Wife — West Virginia

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Pedigree Summary

James
Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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