James Sweeney — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this James Sweeney across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bronx-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bronx-County, New York
Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Additional Details
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Bank
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Porter
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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
Josephine Sweeney	Daughter	—		~1940
Kathleen Sweeney	Daughter	—	1	~1939
James Sweeney	Head	—	35	~1905
Mary Sweeney	Spouse	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Bronx, New …

Other, age 14

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1906 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Inmate
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Bronx, New …

Head, age 25

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1905 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Brick Layer
Industry	none
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	45
Veteran	no
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Bronx-County, New …

Head, age 35

Bronx-County, New York · implied b. ~1905 — 4 household members

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Bank
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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James Sweeney

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02471-00853)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Leo Schober	45	Head	Elevator Constr.	Austria
42	Adolphine Schober	43	Wife	—	Austria
43	Leo Jr. Schober	12	Son	—	New York
44	William Mcinerney	36	Head	News Clerk	New York
45	Richard Mcinerney	34	Brother	Postal Clerk	New York
46	George Mcinerney	30	Brother	C P A	New York
47	Hans Schlesser	29	Head	Mechanic	Germany
48	Toni Schlesser	29	Wife	Counter Girl	Germany
49	Albert Ruggiero	30	Head	Dye Setter	New York
50	Pauline Ruggiero	29	Wife	Mach. Operator	New York
51	Michael Ruggiero	4	Son	—	New York
52	John Burwick	32	Head	Service Man	New York
53	Mary Burwick	27	Wife	—	New York
54	James Sweeney THIS PERSON	35	Head	Porter	New York
55	Mary Sweeney	28	Wife	Waitress	Eire
56	Kathleen Sweeney	1	Daughter	—	New York
57	Josephine Sweeney	0	Daughter	—	New York
58	Anthony Andesurs	47	Head	Counterman	Greece
59	Stella Andesurs	46	Wife	—	Greece
60	Cecilia Roth	51	Head	Mach. Operator	New York
61	Error = Roth	None	Misinformed	—	New York
62	Steve Karabados	42	Head	Cook	Greece
63	Bessie Karabados	31	Wife	Flower Sales.	Greece
64	Christina Karabados	10	Daughter	—	New York
65	Thomas Fallon	36	Head	Laborer	Eire
66	Elizabeth Fallon	34	Wife	—	Eire
67	John Sacprit	29	Head	Chrystal Binder	Puerto Rico
68	Virginia Sacprit	27	Wife	—	New York
69	Hans Waldmiger	31	Head	Beachcomber	Germany
70	Henriette Waldmiger	23	Wife	—	New York
71	Adele Waldmiger	3	Daughter	—	New York
72	John Papa	52	Head	Barber	Italy
73	Louis Eisser	51	Head	Butcher	Austria
74	Charlotte Eisser	48	Wife	—	New York
75	David Eisser	24	Son	Carpenter	New York
76	Elkias Balibam	65	Head	Grocery Owner	Russia
77	Dora Balibam	60	Wife	—	Russia
78	Al Schwartz	35	Son-law	Grocery Clerk	New York
79	Claire Schwartz	27	Daughter	—	Russia
80	Lenny Schwartz	5	Grandson	—	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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