James Donnelly — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this James Donnelly across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1876), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1876 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Life Insur.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	3408
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	New York
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Occupation	Painter
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Mary Donnelly	Daughter	—	24	~1916
James Donnelly	Head	—	64	~1876
Helen Donnelly	Spouse	—	59	~1881
James Donnelly	Son	—	29	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Head, age 45

New York, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 2 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1913
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Bldg
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Year of Naturalization	1919
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Other, age 55

New York, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 19 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1912
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 64

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1876 — 4 household members

Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Life Insur.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	3408
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	New York
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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James Donnelly

Head · 1940 · age 64 · b. ~1876 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02630-00222)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	John J. O'Connor	44	Head	Sec Special Task Dept.	Jersey City
42	Alice O'Connor	32	Wife	—	Jersey City
43	Annette Patton	57	Head	—	New York
44	Viola Patton	41	Daughter	Secretary	Jersey City
45	Marjorie Sprite	30	Lodger	Switchboard	New York
46	John Grodolla	22	Head	—	Mass.
47	Thaddeus Szewczyk	22	Lodger	—	Conn.
48	Andrew St. Francis	23	Lodger	—	Conn.
49	Bernard Dolan	26	Head	Clerk	Iowa
50	Cleveland Harris	21	Lodger	Clerk	New York
51	Norman Jette	20	Lodger	Clerk	New York
52	William Jette	18	Lodger	Clerk	New York
53	Edna Womelsdorf	53	Head	Chauffeur	Kentucky
54	A. Lincoln Ackerman	28	Head	Carpet Layer	New York
55	Armina Ackerman	29	Wife	Clerk	New York
56	Phoebe Minassian	63	Mother-in-law	—	Armenia
57	Herman Singer	44	Head	Presser	Russia
58	Minnie Singer	44	Wife	—	Russia
59	Mollie Kaplan	40	Lodger	Presser	Russia
60	Helen Kaplan	25	Lodger	Bookkeeper	Russia
61	Joseph Lecanyer	28	Head	Real Estate Agt.	New York
62	Edward Lecanyer	22	Brother	Elevator Oper.	New York
63	Louise Lecanyer	19	Sister	—	New York
64	Joseph Lecanyer	26	Cousin	Window Cleaner	New York
65	William Laery	35	Head	Partner	Germany
66	Elly Laery	33	Wife	Counter Girl	Germany
67	William Laery	11	Son	—	New York
68	Walter Mckay	29	Head	Engineer	Mass.
69	Frank Mckay	22	Brother	Clerk	Mass.
70	James Donnelly THIS PERSON	64	Head	Painter	Ireland
71	Helen Donnelly	59	Wife	—	Ireland
72	James Donnelly	29	Son	Guard	New York
73	Mary Donnelly	24	Daughter	Secretary	New York
74	Isabel Hill	33	Head	Doc. Secretary	Scotland
75	Elizabeth Hill	58	Mother	—	Scotland
76	Catherine Fletcher	55	Head	—	New York
77	Emily Travers	58	Head	—	New Hampshire
78	Paul L. Coleman	36	Head	Social Worker	New Jersey
79	Julia Zill	57	Head	Insurance	New Jersey
80	Clifton White	57	Head	Interior Designer	New York

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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.

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