James Meehan — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this James Meehan across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1873 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Meehan
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1880
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	6500
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Charles Meehan	Son	—	10	~1920
Edward Meehan	Son	—	16	~1914
Annie Meehan	Spouse	—	50	~1880
James Meehan	Head	—	57	~1873
Robert Meehan	Son	—	7	~1923
Florence Meehan	Daughter	—	17	~1913
Ruth Meehan	Daughter	—	18	~1912
Helen Meehan	Daughter	—	10	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Head, age 44

New York, New York · implied b. ~1876 — 7 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Meehan
Given Name	James J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Manager
Industry	Clothing
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Head, age 57

New York, New York · implied b. ~1873 — 8 household members

Surname	Meehan
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1880
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	6500
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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James Meehan

Head · 1930 · age 57 · b. ~1873 · New York

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Page Contents

42 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newyorkcensus00reel1609:0197)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Marie Romano	7	daughter	—	Italy
2	Peter Romano	1	son	—	New York
3	William Cousin	43	Head	Construction W.	New York
4	Herbert Onderdonk	31	Head	Collector	New York
5	Anna Onderdonk	32	Wife	None	New York
6	Charles Metallo	37	Head	Jeweler	Italy
7	Antoinette Metallo	32	Wife	None	Italy
8	Barbara Metallo	11	daughter	—	New York
9	Vincent Metallo	9	son	—	New York
10	William Smith	59	Head	Wheelwright	New York
11	Marcella Smith	22	daughter	None	New York
12	Margaret Smith	21	daughter	Stenographer	New York
13	William Smith	20	son	Lumber	New York
14	Grace Smith	18	daughter	—	New York
15	Dorothy Smith	16	daughter	—	New York
16	Catherine Smith	13	daughter	—	New York
17	Arthur Smith	11	son	—	New York
18	Frederick Evans	40	Head	Maintenance	New York
19	Sarah Evans	35	Wife	None	New York
20	Charles Evans	12	son	—	New York
21	Charles Reuter	32	Head	None	New York
22	Anna Reuter	29	Wife	None	New York
23	Charles Reuter	0	son	—	New York
24	James Meehan THIS PERSON	57	Head	None	Ireland
25	Annie Meehan	50	Wife	None	New Jersey
26	Ruth Meehan	18	daughter	None	New York
27	Florence Meehan	17	daughter	None	New York
28	Edward Meehan	16	son	None	New York
29	Charles Meehan	10	son	None	New York
30	Helen Meehan	10	daughter	None	New York
31	Robert Meehan	7	son	None	New York
32	Charles Broder	64	Head	Cabinet	New York
33	Mary Broder	62	Wife	None	New York
34	John Pee	44	Head	Policeman	Italy
35	Theresa Pee	42	Wife	None	Italy
36	Grace Trippe	20	daughter	None	New York
37	Joseph Trippe	18	son	None	New York
38	Charles Trippe	15	son	None	New York
39	Frank Trippe	13	son	None	New York
40	John F. Romer	40	Head	Real Estate	New York
41	Clara F. Romer	36	Wife	Teacher	New York
42	Kathryn Romer	3	daughter	Teacher	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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