James Wilson — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this James Wilson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Austin & Sadie — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Wilson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Office Building
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	960
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Porter
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1903

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
Elsie Wilson	Daughter	—	8	~1932
James Wilson	Head	—	37	~1903
George Wilson	Son	—	2	~1938
Mary Wilson	Spouse	—	29	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Son, age 16

New York, New York · implied b. ~1904 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
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

New York, …

Other, age 26

New York, New York · implied b. ~1904 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Roomer
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 37

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1903 — 4 household members

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Office Building
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	960
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Austin Harris

b. ~1884

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Sadie Harris

b. ~1883

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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James Wilson

Head · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · New York

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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-t0627-02657-00536)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Miriam Russell	28	Wife	—	Panama
42	Thompson J. Russell	9	Son	—	New York
43	Edith Russell	7	Daughter	—	New York
44	Ethel Russell	5	Daughter	—	New York
45	Donald Russell	3	Son	—	New York
46	Edward Russell	1	Son	—	New York
47	James Wilson THIS PERSON	37	Head	Porter	New York
48	Mary Wilson	29	Wife	—	Puerto Rico
49	Elsie Wilson	8	Daughter	—	New York
50	George Wilson	2	Son	—	New York
51	Charles Kouklis	48	Head	Laborer	New York
52	Mae Kouklis	42	Wife	—	New York
53	Joseph Brown	55	Head	Elevator Operator	Virginia
54	Domingo Caballero	46	Lodger	Watchman	Puerto Rico
55	Grace Leitheuser	42	Lodger	—	New York
56	Isidore Daigin	60	Head	—	Russia
57	Fanny Daigin	55	Wife	—	Russia
58	Max Daigin	27	Son	—	Russia
59	Alice Williams	44	Head	—	Nevis BWI
60	Henry Williams	15	Son	—	New York
61	Margaret Williams	13	Daughter	—	New York
62	Albert Williams	11	Son	—	New York
63	Ruth Williams	6	Daughter	—	New York
64	Wilhelmina Richardson	39	Head	—	South Carolina
65	Wilhelmina Richardson	6	Daughter	—	New York
66	Jane Richardson	4	Daughter	—	New York
67	Stanley Richardson	3	Son	—	New York
68	Catherine Valentine	45	Head	—	Antigua BWI
69	Johanna Tonge	17	Daughter	—	New York
70	Annie Hamilton	69	Head	—	Bahamas
71	Matthew Hamilton	70	Lodger	Butler	Bahamas
72	Maggie Green	75	Head	—	Georgia
73	Katie Green	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
74	Willie Green	6	Son	—	New York
75	Bernice Green	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
76	Silvallo Green	2	Son	—	New York
77	Henry Reese	33	Head	Baker	South Carolina
78	Mabel Reese	28	Wife	—	South Carolina
79	Helen Reese	6	Daughter	—	New York
80	Bessie Reese	1	Daughter	—	New York

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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.

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