James Macdonald — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hartford-County, Connecticut

Our Model Tree links this James Macdonald across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hartford-County, Connecticut (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hartford-County, Connecticut
Surname	MacDonald
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Hartford
1935 Residence (County)	Hartford
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Examiner
Industry	Fire Insurance
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	27
Income (1939)	3000
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Examiner
Township / Ward	Hartford
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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
James Macdonald	Son	—	11	~1929
Jean Macdonald	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Sarah Sloan	Other	—	50	~1890
Annie Sloan	Other	—	59	~1881
Edith Macdonald	Spouse	—	35	~1905
James Macdonald	Head	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Hartford, Connecticut

Other, age 20

Hartford, Connecticut · implied b. ~1900 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Macdonald
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1911
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	English
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Life Insurance Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Hartford, Connecticut

Head, age 30

Hartford, Connecticut · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	MacDonald
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1911
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Clerical worker
Industry	Insurance
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	50
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Hartford-County, Connecticut

Head, age 40

Hartford-County, Connecticut · implied b. ~1900 — 6 household members

Surname	MacDonald
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Hartford
1935 Residence (County)	Hartford
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Examiner
Industry	Fire Insurance
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	27
Income (1939)	3000
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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James Macdonald

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Connecticut

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00537-00684)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Rocco A Apenta	39	Head	Electrician	New York
42	Sadie M Apenta	32	Wife	—	New York
43	Patricia J Apenta	3	Daughter	—	Conn
44	Rocco A Jr Apenta	0	Son	—	Conn
45	George Nickson	50	Head	Machinist	Conn
46	Hazel Nickson	40	Wife	Saleslady	Conn
47	Charles Goetz	42	Head	Machinist	Conn
48	Elsie Goetz	43	Wife	—	Conn
49	Charles S Goetz	11	Son	—	Conn
50	Elinore Peterson	40	Sister in law	Maid	Conn
51	Joseph Coniglione	48	Head	Barber	Conn
52	Nancy Coniglione	47	Wife	—	Conn
53	Angeline Coniglione	16	Daughter	—	Conn
54	Lucy Coniglione	14	Daughter	—	Conn
55	Raymond F Bedford	43	Head	Chauffer	Conn
56	Mary Bedford	43	Wife	—	Ireland FS
57	John Bedford	16	Son	—	Conn
58	Barbara Bedford	14	Daughter	—	Conn
59	Joan Bedford	10	Daughter	—	Conn
60	Anthony Warden	34	Head	Trucker	Conn
61	Julia Warden	29	Wife	—	Conn
62	Edward Andrew	60	Head	Electric Plater	Conn
63	Jeneye Andrew	58	Wife	—	England
64	Edward Jr Andrew	34	Son	Electric Plater	Conn
65	Gilbert H Ford	40	Head	Salesman	Conn
66	Helen M Ford	38	Wife	—	Penn
67	Gilbert Jr Ford	13	Son	—	Conn
68	Richard B Ford	7	Son	—	Conn
69	Janette L Moran	20	Sister in law	Payroll Clerk	Penn
70	Vincent P Fagan	34	Head	Revenue Agent	Conn
71	Helen C Fagan	33	Wife	—	Penn
72	Patricia Fagan	3	Daughter	—	Conn
73	Margaret Fagan	1	Daughter	—	Conn
74	Mary P Connolly	64	Mother in law	—	Penn
75	James Macdonald THIS PERSON	40	Head	Examiner	Scotland
76	Edith H Macdonald	35	Wife	—	Conn
77	James W Macdonald	11	Son	—	Conn
78	Jean B Macdonald	8	Daughter	—	Conn
79	Annie B Sloan	59	Mother in law	—	Conn
80	Sarah Sloan	50	Sister in law	—	Conn

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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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