Jane Smith — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Essex, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Jane Smith across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Essex, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1876), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1876 Female Head Born: Scotland Widowed

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Essex, New Jersey
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jane
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1889
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	35
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Newark City
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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 Jane	Age	Birth yr
Shirley Brown	Daughter	—	5	~1925
Christina Brown	Daughter	—	26	~1904
Audrey Brown	Daughter	—	2	~1928
Hazel Brown	Daughter	—	20	~1910
Jane Smith	Head	—	54	~1876
Duncan Brown	Son	—	21	~1909
John Brown	Son	—	24	~1906
William Smith	Son	—	13	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Essex, New …

Spouse, age 44

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1876 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jessie L
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1889
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1894
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Essex, New …

Head, age 54

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1876 — 8 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jane
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1889
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	35
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Jane Smith

Head · 1930 · age 54 · b. ~1876 · New Jersey

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1930 US Federal Census — Essex, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newjerseycensus00reel1341:0957)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	George Jr Pilkington	15	Son	—	New Jersey
52	Margaret V Pilkington	12	Daughter	—	New Jersey
53	Raymond J Pilkington	6	Son	—	Connecticut
54	Theresa Pilkington	4	Daughter	—	New Jersey
55	John B Louder	41	Head	Artist & Designer	New York
56	Anna M Louder	36	Wife	—	Germany
57	John T Louder	15	Son	—	New Jersey
58	Margaret A Louder	14	Daughter	—	New Jersey
59	Helen R Louder	12	Daughter	—	New Jersey
60	Raymond A Louder	10	Son	—	New Jersey
61	Thomas Louder	4	Son	—	New Jersey
62	Susie C Dougherty	38	Head	—	Northern Ireland
63	Anna Fitzgerald	12	Niece	—	New Jersey
64	Genevieve Fitzgerald	11	Niece	—	New Jersey
65	Sarah Fitzgerald	9	Niece	—	New Jersey
66	Thomas Fitzgerald	6	Nephew	—	New Jersey
67	Harry J Keaney	24	Head	Chauffeur	New Jersey
68	Alice L Keaney	21	Wife	—	New Jersey
69	Clarissa M Keaney	1	Daughter	—	New Jersey
70	Charles Moran	27	Head	Cook	New Jersey
71	Ora E Moran	21	Wife	—	New York
72	James C Moran	1	Son	—	New Jersey
73	Hannie M Wilhelm	48	Mother-in-law	Saleslady	New York
74	Charles T O'Neill	40	Head	Postal Clerk	Northern Ireland
75	Catherine T O'Neill	32	Wife	—	Northern Ireland
76	James W Murphy	21	Nephew	Laborer	Northern Ireland
77	William T Rice	37	Head	Hoist Operator	Northern Ireland
78	Mae Rice	36	Wife	—	Scotland
79	William R Jr Rice	7	Son	—	New Jersey
80	Edward J Rice	5	Son	—	New Jersey
81	Helen M Rice	2	Daughter	—	New Jersey
82	Robert J Rice	0	Son	—	New Jersey
83	Jane Smith THIS PERSON	54	Head	—	Scotland
84	William Smith	13	Son	—	New Jersey
85	Christina Brown	26	Daughter	Operator	Scotland
86	John M Brown	24	Son	Chauffeur	Scotland
87	Duncan Brown	21	Son	Chauffeur	Scotland
88	Hazel Brown	20	Daughter	Operator	Scotland
89	Shirley Brown	5	Daughter	—	New Jersey
90	Audrey J Brown	2	Daughter	—	New Jersey
91	Catherine Donnelly	70	Head	—	Irish Free State
92	Hugh P Donnelly	48	Son	Leater	New Jersey
93	John J Donnelly	42	Son	Florist	New Jersey
94	Mary E Masterson	70	Head	—	Irish Free State
95	Katherine R Masterson	24	Daughter	Stenographer	New Jersey
96	William J Monahan	34	Head	Stock Clerk	New Jersey
97	Agnes S Monahan	30	Wife	—	New Jersey
98	William J Jr Monahan	5	Son	—	New Jersey
99	Agnes S Monahan	2	Daughter	—	New Jersey
100	Joseph Monahan	0	Son	—	New Jersey

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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