James Quinn — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this James Quinn across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Bridget & Margaret — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Quinn
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Asst.
Industry	Law Office
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	1800
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Asst.
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
James Quinn	Head	—	33	~1907
James Quinn	Son	—	6	~1934
Katherine Quinn	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Son, age 12

New York, New York · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Quinn
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

New York, …

Son, age 23

New York, New York · implied b. ~1907 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Quinn
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Chauffeur
Industry	Trucking
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 33

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

Surname	Quinn
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Occupation	Asst.
Industry	Law Office
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	1800
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Bridget Quinn

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Margaret Quinn

b. ~1885

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Quinn

Head · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · New York

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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-t0627-02673-00430)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Sarah Berkowitz	72	Wife	—	Germany
42	Robert Lehr	29	Head	Salesman	Penn.
43	Marie Lehr	31	Wife	—	Penn.
44	Robert Lehr	0	Son	—	New York
45	Thomas Mc Cabe	37	Head	Detective	New York
46	Helen Mc Cabe	28	Wife	—	New York
47	Doris Mc Cabe	7	Daughter	—	New York
48	James Ryan	34	Head	Houseman	In. Fr. State
49	Elizabeth Ryan	32	Wife	—	In. Fr. State
50	Myron Hammer	44	Head	Salesman	New York
51	Felicia Hammer	38	Wife	—	New York
52	Elizabeth Deasno	48	Head	—	New York
53	Isabelle Donahay	21	Daughter	Social Service	New York
54	Meyer Dundin	47	Head	Painter	Russia
55	Ida Dundin	47	Wife	—	Russia
56	Mary Dundin	20	Daughter	New Worker	New York
57	Edward Dundin	16	Son	New Worker	New York
58	Seymour Zarn	29	Head	Salesman	New York
59	Mary Zarn	28	Wife	Typist	Russia
60	James Quinn THIS PERSON	33	Head	Asst.	New York
61	Katherine Quinn	33	Wife	—	New York
62	James Quinn	6	Son	—	New York
63	Van Amm Smullen	48	Head	Manager	Holland
64	Constance Smullen	34	Wife	—	England
65	Elaine Smullen	11	Daughter	—	New York
66	Eugen Keller	39	Head	Stationary Engr.	Germany
67	Gertrude Keller	38	Wife	—	Germany
68	Eleonore Keller	11	Daughter	—	New York
69	Isaac Tannenbaum	40	Head	Salesman	New York
70	Janet Tannenbaum	40	Wife	—	New York
71	William Muss	29	Head	Salesman	Minn.
72	Shirley Muss	27	Wife	Steno.	Mass.
73	Ludwig Rosenthal	47	Head	Packer	Germany
74	Meta Rosenthal	43	Wife	—	Germany
75	Ruth Rosenthal	13	Daughter	—	Germany
76	Geo Kohlwesen	31	Head	Salesman	Germany
77	Kate Kohlwesen	29	Wife	—	Germany
78	Fred Gehmetten	29	Head	Salesman	Germany
79	Minna Gehmetten	24	Wife	—	Germany
80	Rose Mandel	26	Sis-in-Law	—	Germany

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Pedigree Summary

James

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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