John Austin — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this John Austin across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Beatrice — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Austin
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Mail Carrier
Industry	Post Office
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	222
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Mail Carrier
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 John	Age	Birth yr
Ruth Austin	Daughter	—	5	~1935
John Austin	Head	—	35	~1905
Beatrice Austin	Other	—	61	~1879
Helen Austin	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Queens, New …

Son, age 14

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1906 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Austin
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Queens, New …

Son, age 22

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1908 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Austin
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Age at First Marriage	1907
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Carrier
Industry	U.S. Postal
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Queens-County, New …

Head, age 35

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

Surname	Austin
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Mail Carrier
Industry	Post Office
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	222
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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

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Mother

Beatrice Austin

b. ~1877

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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John Austin

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

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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02736-00848)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jacob Michel	59	Head	Printer	New York
2	Mary Michel	56	Wife	—	New York
3	Vera Michel	22	Daughter	Typist	New York
4	John Austin THIS PERSON	35	Head	Mail Carrier	Scotland
5	Helen Austin	35	Wife	—	New York
6	Ruth Austin	5	Daughter	—	New York
7	Beatrice M. Austin	61	Mother	—	Scotland
8	Elizabeth Mueller	73	Head	—	Germany
9	Evelyn Mueller	46	Daughter	Billing Clerk	New York
10	Agusta Mueller	41	Daughter	Asst. Supervisor	New York
11	Conrad Dieter	34	Head	Accountant	New York
12	Catherine Dieter	27	Wife	—	New York
13	Kathleen Dieter	3	Daughter	—	New York
14	Carol Dieter	0	Daughter	—	New York
15	Mortimer Cheshire	36	Head	Trainman	New York
16	Mary Cheshire	34	Wife	—	New York
17	Doris Elizabeth Cheshire	5	Daughter	—	New York
18	George Wittenthal	27	Head	Dealer	New York
19	Martha Wittenthal	26	Wife	—	New York
20	Richard Wittenthal	1	Son	—	New York
21	William Leonardis	47	Head	Serviceman	New Jersey
22	Esther Leonardis	42	Wife	—	Connecticut
23	George Hubbard	41	Head	Taxi Driver	New York
24	Marie Hubbard	35	Wife	—	New York
25	Arthur Hubbard	16	Son	—	New York
26	Agnes Hubbard	15	Daughter	—	New York
27	John O'Neill	40	Brother-in-law	Pressman	New York
28	John Yarobko	45	Head	Manager	Poland
29	Anna Yarobko	45	Wife	—	Poland
30	John Yarobko	19	Son	New Worker	New York
31	Mildred Yarobko	12	Daughter	—	New York
32	Louis Campisi	51	Head	Laborer	Italy
33	Elizabeth Campisi	39	Wife	—	Germany
34	Phyllis Campisi	19	Daughter	Laboratory Asst.	New York
35	Vincent Campisi	7	Son	—	New York
36	Arnold Vrisk	41	Head	Butcher	New York
37	Josephine Vrisk	39	Wife	—	New York
38	Arnold Vrisk	14	Son	—	New York
39	Mary Vrisk	11	Daughter	—	New York
40	John Sullivan	63	Father-in-law	Watchman	New York

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Gen 1 · 1 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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