James Cummings — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this James Cummings across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Cummings
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1910
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Occupation	Beef Carrier
Industry	Butcher Shop
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	10
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Occupation	Beef Carrier
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

9 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
James Cummings	Son	—	3	~1927
Ellen Cummings	Spouse	—	40	~1890
John Cummings	Son	—	7	~1923
Thomas Cummings	Son	—	9	~1921
Stephen Cummings	Son	—	6	~1924
Catherine Cummings	Daughter	—	16	~1914
Helen Cummings	Daughter	—	14	~1916
James Cummings	Head	—	42	~1888
Martha Cummings	Daughter	—	1	~1929

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Head, age 31

New York, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Cummings
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1904
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Teamster
Industry	S.S. Lines
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Year of Naturalization	1909
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Head, age 42

New York, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 9 household members

Surname	Cummings
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1910
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Beef Carrier
Industry	Butcher Shop
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	10
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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James Cummings

Head · 1930 · age 42 · b. ~1888 · New York

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newyorkcensus00reel1549:0459)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	William Mcgraw	78	Head	Chauffeur	New York
52	Helen Mcgraw	66	Wife	—	New York
53	Rose Mcgraw	28	Daughter	—	New York
54	Helen Mcgraw	26	Daughter	—	New York
55	Esther Mcgraw	24	Daughter	—	New York
56	Joseph Patol	32	Head	Ice Puller	Spain
57	Joe Rodrigues	20	Lodger	Dish Washer	Spain
58	Manuel Gallon	20	Lodger	Dish Washer	Spain
59	Jose Gallon	32	Lodger	Ice Puller	Spain
60	Lodger Casimari	25	—	Dish Washer	Spain
61	Mary Zingler	48	Head	—	New York
62	Charles Zingler	22	Son	—	New York
63	Charles Zingler	21	Son	Butcher	New York
64	Daniel Zingler	19	Son	Polisher	New York
65	Harry Zingler	15	Son	Errand Boy	New York
66	James Cummings THIS PERSON	42	Head	Beef Carrier	Ireland
67	Ellen Cummings	40	Wife	—	Ireland
68	Catherine Cummings	16	Daughter	—	New York
69	Helen Cummings	14	Daughter	—	New York
70	Thomas Cummings	9	Son	—	New York
71	John Cummings	7	Son	—	New York
72	Stephen Cummings	6	Son	—	New York
73	James Cummings	3	Son	—	New York
74	Martha Cummings	1	Daughter	—	New York
75	Sarah Whisker	71	Head	—	New York
76	Margaret Mclaughlin	64	Head	—	New York
77	Julia Mclaughlin	32	Daughter	Operator	New York
78	Frank Ross	35	Lodger	Chauffeur	New York
79	Mary Balcer	43	Head	—	Poland
80	Alex Balcer	16	Son	—	New York
81	Sophia Balcer	14	Daughter	—	New York
82	Ludwig Balcer	10	Son	—	New York
83	Mitchell Balcer	7	Son	—	New York
84	Thomas Surkiewicz	40	Head	Laborer	Poland
85	Veronica Surkiewicz	38	Wife	—	Poland
86	Hellen Surkiewicz	16	Daughter	—	New York
87	Jean Surkiewicz	12	Daughter	—	New York
88	Mary Eagan	70	Head	Waitress	Ireland
89	William Eagan	33	Son	Butcher	New York
90	Fred Moore	27	Lodger	Clerk	New York
91	James Boss	33	Head	Peddler	New York
92	Margaret Boss	30	Wife	—	New York
93	George Boss	7	Son	—	New York
94	Margaret Boss	5	Daughter	—	New York
95	Arthur Boss	3	Son	—	New York
96	Anthony Dimaggio	59	Head	Mechanic	Italy
97	Josephine Dimaggio	48	Wife	—	Italy
98	John Dimaggio	26	Son	Chauffeur	New York
99	Joseph Dimaggio	25	Son	Chauffeur	New York
100	Frank Dimaggio	17	Son	Mechanic	New York

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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.

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