John Dolan — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Dolan across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1885), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1885 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Dolan
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1903
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Docks
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Beatrice Dolan	Daughter	—	5	~1915
Catherine Dolan	Daughter	—		~1920
John Dolan	Son	—	8	~1912
Mary Dolan	Daughter	—	9	~1911
Margaret Dolan	Spouse	—	37	~1883
Martin Dolan	Son	—	11	~1909
Lawrence Dolan	Son	—	2	~1918
John Dolan	Head	—	35	~1885

Census Appearances

1910

New York, …

Other, age 24

New York, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Dolan
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1904
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Tunnel
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1920

New York, …

Head, age 35

New York, New York · implied b. ~1885 — 8 household members

Surname	Dolan
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1903
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Docks
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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John Dolan

Head · 1920 · age 35 · b. ~1885 · New York

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1920 US Federal Census — New York, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1272unit:0796)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	George Vashman	39	Head	Teamster	New York
2	Anna Vashman	37	Wife	—	New York
3	Anna Vashman	16	Daughter	Typist	New York
4	Elizabeth Vashman	14	Daughter	—	New York
5	George Vashman	9	Son	—	New York
6	Grace Vashman	4	Daughter	—	New York
7	Dodge	80	Head	—	New York
8	Joseph M. Gordon	46	Head	Clerk	New York
9	Lillie Gordon	40	Wife	—	New York
10	Edna Gordon	16	Daughter	—	New York
11	Josephine Gordon	11	Daughter	—	New York
12	John Dolan THIS PERSON	35	Head	Laborer	Ireland
13	Margaret Dolan	37	Wife	—	Ireland
14	Martin Dolan	11	Son	—	New York
15	Mary Dolan	9	Daughter	—	New York
16	John Dolan	8	Son	—	New York
17	Beatrice Dolan	5	Daughter	—	New York
18	Lawrence Dolan	2	Son	—	New York
19	Catherine Dolan	0	Daughter	—	New York
20	Dennis Barry	40	Head	Helper	New York
21	Mary Barry	35	Wife	—	Ireland
22	Philip Barry	8	Son	—	New York
23	Michael Barry	6	Son	—	New York
24	Dennis Barry	4	Son	—	New York
25	Thomas Barry	2	Son	—	New York
26	Catherine Johnson	66	Head	—	Ireland
27	Michael Mcnamara	45	Head	Laborer	Ireland
28	Catherine Mcnamara	45	Wife	—	Ireland
29	Mary Evans	23	Step daughter	Paster	New York
30	William Evans	21	Step son	Laborer	New York
31	Cornelius Gallagher	16	Step son	—	New York
32	Annie Gallagher	11	Step daughter	—	New York
33	John Mcnamara	28	Boarder	Laborer	Ireland
34	Edward Scanlon	24	Boarder	Teamster	New York
35	Malachy Barry	38	Head	Laborer	Ireland
36	Catherine Barry	38	Wife	—	Ireland
37	Mary Barry	24	Daughter	—	New York
38	Malachy Barry	14	Son	—	New York
39	Patrick P. Walsh	30	Head	Tel. Repairer	Ireland
40	Mary A. Walsh	34	Wife	—	Ireland
41	Mary Walsh	7	Daughter	—	New York
42	Thomas Walsh	5	Son	—	New York
43	John P. Walsh	1	Son	—	New York
44	Patrick Brown	38	Head	Blacksmith	Ireland
45	Bessie Brown	37	Wife	—	Ireland
46	Michael Brown	11	Son	—	New York
47	Patrick Brown	10	Son	—	New York
48	Mary Brown	8	Daughter	—	New York
49	Rosalyn Brown	6	Daughter	—	New York
50	Katherine Brown	4	Daughter	—	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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