Jane Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Jane Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: England Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jane
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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 Jane	Age	Birth yr
William Smith	Head	—	58	~1882
Jack Smith	Son	—	23	~1917
Jane Smith	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Bronx, New …

Spouse, age 36

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jennie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Housewife
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1930

Queens, New …

Spouse, age 46

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jane L.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1900
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1940

Queens-County, New …

Spouse, age 56

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jane
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

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Jane Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02755-00560)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Francis Ryan	42	Sixty-in-law	Stenographer	New York
42	Lawrence J Corso	54	Head	Engineer	New York
43	Sophia M Corso	48	Wife	—	New York
44	Preston J Corso	22	Son	Messenger	New York
45	Virginia A Corso	19	Daughter	New Worker	New York
46	Catherine A Corso	18	Daughter	—	New York
47	Charlotte M Corso	17	Daughter	—	New York
48	Lawrence P Corso	14	Son	—	New York
49	John Corso	11	Son	—	New York
50	Anna Corso	86	Mother	—	New York
51	Mary Corso	48	Sister	Librarian	New York
52	Clifford C Reeve	60	Head	Court Clerk	New York
53	Mary Reeve	58	Wife	—	New York
54	George Schupp	29	Head	Clerk	New York
55	Jessie Schupp	26	Wife	Stenographer	New York
56	Margaret B Weber	65	Head	—	New York
57	Wilhelmina Weber	37	Daughter	Secretary	New York
58	Margaret Weber	34	Daughter	Clerk	New York
59	Henry M Muller	52	Head	Salesman	New York
60	Bennie A Muller	49	Wife	—	New York
61	Henry M Jr Muller	28	Son	Clerk	New York
62	James J Brown	46	Head	Proprietor	New York
63	Helen Brown	15	Daughter	—	New York
64	Jean Brown	12	Daughter	—	New York
65	Marilyn Brown	9	Daughter	—	New York
66	Catherine M Kern	66	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Pennsylvania
67	William Smith	58	Head	Handyman	England
68	Jane Smith THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	England
69	Jack S Smith	23	Son	Chemist	England
70	John Schutte	59	Head	Watchman	New York
71	Edna Schutte	52	Wife	—	New York
72	Ida Recher	53	Head	Designer	Switzerland
73	Max Recher	29	Son	Artist	England
74	Elizabeth Procowich	26	Head	Clerk	New York
75	Joseph R Procowich	24	Brother	Clerk	New York
76	Walter Reider	55	Head	Proprietor	New York
77	Ella Reider	57	Wife	—	New York
78	John W Reider	31	Son	Investigator	New York
79	George Heckel	64	Head	Fireman	New York
80	Minnie Heckel	59	Wife	—	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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