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Janet Smith — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Orange, California
Our Model Tree links this Janet Smith across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Orange, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1917), then head of a 29-person household.
Age 13
b. ~1917
Female
Daughter
Born: California
Single
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Orange, California |
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Janet E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 13 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | California |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | california |
| Township / Ward | Laguna Beach City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1917 |
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.
29 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Janet | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Chatham | Son | — | 22 | ~1908 |
| Ernest Caldwell | Other | — | 53 | ~1877 |
| Harriet Robertson | Other | — | 70 | ~1860 |
| Ada Chatham | Other | — | 48 | ~1882 |
| Wallace Strathern | Other | — | 57 | ~1873 |
| Percy Clarkson | Other | — | 55 | ~1875 |
| James Helen | Other | — | 57 | ~1873 |
| Maud Robertson | Daughter | — | 45 | ~1885 |
| Susan Smith | Other | — | 55 | ~1875 |
| Evelyn Strathern | Other | — | 42 | ~1888 |
| Helen Chalmers | Other | — | 50 | ~1880 |
| Lillian Smith | Other | — | 40 | ~1890 |
| Grace Helen | Other | — | 45 | ~1885 |
| Charles Caldwell | Son | — | 24 | ~1906 |
| Elsie Clarkson | Daughter | — | 22 | ~1908 |
| Effie Crouch | Other | — | 60 | ~1870 |
| Janet Smith | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1917 |
| Anna Rohan | Other | — | 81 | ~1849 |
| Margaret Clarkson | Other | — | 50 | ~1880 |
| Edward Chatham | Other | — | 50 | ~1880 |
| Stephen Chalmers | Other | — | 50 | ~1880 |
| Cora Caldwell | Other | — | 58 | ~1872 |
| James Smith | Son | — | 17 | ~1913 |
| Frances Callister | Other | — | 60 | ~1870 |
| Anna Rohan | Other | — | 54 | ~1876 |
| Madeline Clarkson | Daughter | — | 20 | ~1910 |
| Alfred Smith | Head | — | 54 | ~1876 |
| Helen Elliott | Other | — | 65 | ~1865 |
| William Caldwell | Son | — | 19 | ~1911 |
Census Appearances
1920
Orange, California
Daughter, age 3
Orange, California · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Janet E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 3 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | California |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Birth State | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | california |
1930
Orange, California
Daughter, age 13
Orange, California · implied b. ~1917 — 29 household members
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Janet E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 13 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | California |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | california |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Janet Smith across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Orange, California, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Janet Smith
Daughter · 1930 · age 13 · b. ~1917 · California
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Sibling
Lester Chatham
Sibling · 1930 · age 22
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Elsie Clarkson
Sibling · 1930 · age 22
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
James Smith
Sibling · 1930 · age 17
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Maud Robertson
Sibling · 1930 · age 45
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
William Caldwell
Sibling · 1930 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Charles Caldwell
Sibling · 1930 · age 24
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Madeline Clarkson
Sibling · 1930 · age 20
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1930 US Federal Census — Orange, California
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1930 US Federal Census — Orange, California
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:californiacensus00reel180:0549)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred H. Smith | 54 | Head | — | Scotland |
| 2 | Lillian B. Smith | 40 | Wife-H | — | Ohio |
| 3 | James B. Smith | 17 | Son | — | California |
| 4 | Janet E. Smith THIS PERSON | 13 | Daughter | — | California |
| 5 | Edward Chatham | 50 | O | Broker | Kentucky |
| 6 | Ada H. Chatham | 48 | Wife-H | Broker | Kentucky |
| 7 | Lester S. Chatham | 22 | Son | Salesman | Kentucky |
| 8 | Percy N. Clarkson | 55 | O | Lecturer | England |
| 9 | Margaret Clarkson | 50 | Wife-H | — | England |
| 10 | Elsie E. Clarkson | 22 | Daughter | Teacher | New Zealand |
| 11 | Madeline Clarkson | 20 | Daughter | Teacher | New Zealand |
| 12 | Wallace Strathern | 57 | O | — | Canada-English |
| 13 | Evelyn S. Strathern | 42 | Wife-H | — | Ohio |
| 14 | Ernest J. Caldwell | 53 | O | Photographer | Maine |
| 15 | Cora B. Caldwell | 58 | Wife-H | — | Missouri |
| 16 | William S. Caldwell | 19 | Son | — | California |
| 17 | Charles S. Caldwell | 24 | Son | — | California |
| 18 | Anna E. Rohan | 54 | O | Teacher | Pennsylvania |
| 19 | Anna P. Rohan | 81 | Mother-H | — | Pennsylvania |
| 20 | Helen L. Elliott | 65 | R | — | New York |
| 21 | Harriet G. Robertson | 70 | R | — | California |
| 22 | Maud Robertson | 45 | Daughter | Salesman | California |
| 23 | James R. Helen | 57 | O | — | Minnesota |
| 24 | Grace M. Helen | 45 | Wife-H | — | Kansas |
| 25 | Stephen Chalmers | 50 | O | Writer | Scotland |
| 26 | Helen A. Chalmers | 50 | Wife-H | Artist | New York |
| 27 | Susan D. Smith | 55 | R | Salesman | Pennsylvania |
| 28 | Frances E. Callister | 60 | O | Broker | New York |
| 29 | Effie Crouch | 60 | R | — | Illinois |
| 30 | Rose N. Raine | 34 | Head | Proprietor | Missouri |
| 31 | Mildred A. Raine | 18 | Daughter | — | New Mexico |
| 32 | Charles W. Essinger | 62 | O | — | Ohio |
| 33 | Minnie Lee Brune | 59 | R | Saleswoman | Missouri |
| 34 | Harold S. Klashner | 28 | Head | Steward | California |
| 35 | Lillian Klashner | 27 | Wife-H | — | New York |
| 36 | Anthony J. Clarkson | 31 | O | Fisherman | California |
| 37 | Angeline Clarkson | 28 | Wife-H | — | Illinois |
| 38 | Joseph A. Clarkson | 3 | Son | — | California |
| 39 | Ashley Shaw | 36 | O | Farmer | California |
| 40 | Ruby Shaw | 32 | Wife-H | — | California |
| 41 | Lucile Shaw | 12 | Daughter | — | California |
| 42 | Harvey Shaw | 6 | Son | — | California |
| 43 | Harry F. Starkweather | 50 | R | Carpenter | California |
| 44 | Gertrude Starkweather | 43 | Wife-H | — | New Jersey |
| 45 | Ruth J. Starkweather | 13 | Daughter | — | California |
| 46 | Vera J. Starkweather | 10 | Daughter | — | California |
| 47 | Helen Newton | 52 | Head | Artist | Connecticut |
| 48 | Margaret Ewer | 31 | R | Trained Nurse | Canada-English |
| 49 | Alice V. Halloway | 61 | O | — | Ohio |
| 50 | Ashley S. Young | 57 | O | Gardener | Rhode Island |
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About This Record & Model Tree
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)