John Doherty — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this John Doherty across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Doherty
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Occupation	Plumber
Industry	Plumbing Co
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	1080
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Plumber
Township / Ward	Detroit City
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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 John	Age	Birth yr
John Doherty	Head	—	46	~1894
Florence Doherty	Spouse	—	44	~1896
Kenton Doherty	Son	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Other, age 24

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Doherty
Given Name	John D
Relationship to Head	Step-son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Head, age 35

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1895 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Doherty
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Plumber
Industry	Hardware Store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	7500
Radio Set	R
Veteran	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Head, age 46

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1894 — 3 household members

Surname	Doherty
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Occupation	Plumber
Industry	Plumbing Co
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	1080
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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John Doherty

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Wayne-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01840-00925)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Agamon Allard	51	Head	Loader	Illinois
2	Pearl Allard	49	Wife	—	Illinois
3	Glen Allard	12	Son	—	Michigan
4	Hazel Ferguson	26	daughter	—	Illinois
5	Royd Ferguson	7	grandson	—	Michigan
6	Richard Ferguson	5	grandson	—	Michigan
7	De Dewitt Ferguson	2	grandson	—	Michigan
8	Mamie Smith	58	Head	Nurse	Illinois
9	Lee C Jewett	66	Head	Watchman	Michigan
10	Florence E Jewett	47	wife	—	Michigan
11	Robert L Jewett	14	son	—	Michigan
12	John Doherty THIS PERSON	46	Head	Plumber	Illinois
13	Florence Doherty	44	Wife	—	Ohio
14	Kenton Doherty	16	son	—	Michigan
15	Eva D Walker	50	Head	—	Pennsylvania
16	Albert Walker	21	son	Driver	Michigan
17	Cora Walker	20	daughter	Waitress	Michigan
18	Eva Walker	16	daughter	—	Michigan
19	David Walker	13	son	—	Michigan
20	John Walker	12	son	—	Michigan
21	George Walker	8	son	—	Michigan
22	Albert Kimber	42	Head	Teacher	England
23	Ellen Kimber	40	Wife	—	England
24	David Morgan	35	Head	Dispatcher	Ohio
25	Grace Morgan	31	Wife	—	Canada
26	David Morgan	5	son	—	Michigan
27	Godfrey Erdt	47	Head	Tool & Die	Germany
28	Beverly Erdt	31	Wife	—	Michigan
29	Beverly S Erdt	1	daughter	—	Michigan
30	Trifee Sorden	59	Head	—	Yugoslavia
31	Anna Sorden	59	Wife	—	Yugoslavia
32	Sophie Sorden	28	daughter	Clerical	Canada
33	Norman Langlois	38	Head	Factory Emp.	Canada French
34	Elsie Langlois	38	Wife	—	Michigan
35	Marjorie Langlois	5	daughter	—	Michigan
36	Joyce Langlois	5	daughter	—	Michigan
37	Robert Bryson	31	Head	Shipper	England
38	Ellwyn Bryson	32	Wife	—	England
39	Sylvia Bryson	4	daughter	—	Michigan
40	George Steer	27	Head	Research	Michigan

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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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