James Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this James Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Jane — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Brown
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Millvale
1935 Residence (County)	Cumberland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Weaver
Industry	Textile Wool
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	New Jersey
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Weaver
Township / Ward	Philadelphia
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Jean Brown	Daughter	—	13	~1927
James Brown	Head	—	41	~1899
Jane Brown	Other	—	69	~1871
John Brown	Other	—	70	~1870
John Brown	Son	—	16	~1924
Katharine Brown	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1920

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Son, age 21

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1901
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Weaver
Industry	Carpet mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1917
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Son, age 32

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1907
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Weaver
Industry	Carpet Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Head, age 41

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Millvale
1935 Residence (County)	Cumberland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Weaver
Industry	Textile Wool
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	New Jersey
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Brown

b. ~1870

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Jane Brown

b. ~1871

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Brown

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Pennsylvania

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Page Contents

25 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03746-00303)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Freda Coyr	27	Daughter	Operator	Penna.
2	Karl Coyr	4	Son	—	Penna.
3	Frederick Schneider	51	Head	Shear Hand	Penna.
4	Anna Schneider	45	Wife	—	Penna.
5	Tillie Schneider	23	Daughter	—	Penna.
6	Sam Schneider	19	Son	Laborer	Penna.
7	Helen O'Donnell	62	Head	Laundress	Penna.
8	Irene Gwynne	71	Lodger	Winder	Ireland
9	William Harnze	65	Head	Night Watchman	Penna.
10	Mary Harnze	62	Wife	—	Germany
11	William Brady	32	Head	Washman	Penna.
12	Clare Brady	33	Wife	Laundry Wrapper	Penna.
13	James Brown THIS PERSON	41	Head	Weaver	Scotland
14	Katharine Brown	38	Wife	—	Penna.
15	John Brown	16	Son	—	Penna.
16	Jean Brown	13	Daughter	—	Penna.
17	John Brown	70	Father	—	Scotland
18	Jane Brown	69	Mother	—	Scotland
19	Elizabeth Wagner	74	Head	—	Germany
20	George Wagner	49	Son	Milk Man	Penna.
21	Horace Wagner	42	Son	Milk Man	Penna.
22	Lotta Wagner	40	In-law	—	Penna.
23	Charles E. Smith	51	Head	—	Penna.
24	Florence Smith	50	Wife	—	England
25	Dorothy L. Smith	29	Daughter	Hosiery Worker Attendant	Penna.

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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