James Davidson — 1940 US Census Record

Model Tree available

1940 United States Federal Census · New-York-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this James Davidson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Jane — first a son (b.~1901), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Son Born: Scotland Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Davidson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Factory Operative
Industry	Factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Factory Operative
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Jean Davidson	Head	—	61	~1879
James Davidson	Son	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Son, age 19

New York, New York · implied b. ~1901 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davidson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Ship Builders
Class of Worker	W.
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

New York, …

Son, age 30

New York, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davidson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1901
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Machinist
Industry	Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Son, age 39

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1901 — 2 household members

Surname	Davidson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Factory Operative
Industry	Factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

Model Tree

Model Tree available

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

Show:

Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Jane Davidson

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Davidson

Son · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · New York

★ You are viewing this record

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02633-00467)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Albert Winter	57	Head	Furrier	France
42	Yvonne Winter	54	Wife	—	France
43	Joseph A. Fitzgerald	37	Head	Baker	New York
44	Edward J. Fitzgerald	32	Brother	Telephone Operator	New York
45	Ellen Fitzgerald	70	Mother	—	Eire
46	Fred O. Burgher	51	Head	Cashier	New York
47	Theresa O. Burgher	50	Wife	—	Germany
48	Mary A. Whitaker	34	Head	Usherette	Illinois
49	David Reidy	49	Boarder	Shoemaker	New York
50	Marshall Tracy	64	Head	Superintendent	Canada
51	Mary Tracy	58	Wife	—	Canada
52	George Norton	54	Head	Plumber	New York
53	Amy Norton	49	Wife	—	New York
54	John Norton	19	Daughter	—	New York
55	John Tiernan	31	Head	Cashier	New York
56	Marjorie Tiernan	29	Wife	—	New York
57	Albina Tiernan	11	Daughter	—	New Jersey
58	John Tiernan	10	Son	—	New Jersey
59	Ella V. Healy	59	Head	Clerk	New York
60	Anthony Delia	39	Head	Laborer	New York
61	Marie O. Delia	34	Wife	—	New York
62	Alfonse Delia	14	Son	—	New York
63	Jean Davidson	61	Head	—	Scotland
64	James Davidson THIS PERSON	39	Son	Factory Operative	Scotland
65	Annibale Trach	52	Head	Superintendent	Malta
66	Jane Trach	52	Wife	—	Malta
67	Joseph Trach	20	Son	Clerk	Malta
68	Anthony Trach	9	Son	—	New York
69	Mary Spelman	76	Head	—	New York
70	Helen Spelman	74	Sister	—	New York
71	Nora Spelman	69	Sister	—	New York
72	John Pope	49	Head	Truck Driver	New York
73	Mary Pope	46	Wife	—	New York
74	John Jr. Pope	23	Son	Helper Truck	New York
75	James Carroll	40	Head	Handyman	New York
76	Ethel Carroll	30	Wife	Cleaning Woman	New York
77	Carroll	None	—	—	—
78	Carroll	None	—	—	—
79	William Emery	48	Head	Painter	New York
80	Mary Emery	38	Wife	—	New York

Search for James Davidson

All James Davidson Census Records Discover Davidson Family Tree

Pedigree Summary

James

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data