John Donaldson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Monmouth, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this John Donaldson across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Monmouth, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1891), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1891 Male Head Born: New York Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Monmouth, New Jersey
Surname	Donaldson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lumber yard
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	25
Radio Set	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Spring Lake Heights Boro
Est. Birth Year	~1891

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.

11 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Mildred Donaldson	Daughter	—	14	~1916
Rita Donaldson	Daughter	—	12	~1918
Mary Donaldson	Daughter	—	6	~1924
Helen Donaldson	Spouse	—	39	~1891
John Donaldson	Head	—	39	~1891
James Donaldson	Son	—	4	~1926
Beatrice Donaldson	Daughter	—	3	~1927
Alice Donaldson	Daughter	—	7	~1923
Robert Donaldson	Son	—	11	~1919
Helen Donaldson	Daughter	—	15	~1915
John Donaldson	Son	—	9	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Monmouth, New …

Head, age 31

Monmouth, New Jersey · implied b. ~1889 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Donaldson
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Chauffeur
Industry	Private Family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Monmouth, New …

Head, age 39

Monmouth, New Jersey · implied b. ~1891 — 11 household members

Surname	Donaldson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lumber yard
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	25
Radio Set	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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John Donaldson

Head · 1930 · age 39 · b. ~1891 · New Jersey

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newjerseycensus00reel1372:0911)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Fred Neuman	50	Head	Laborer	New Jersey
2	Jennie Neuman	48	Wife	—	New Jersey
3	William Neuman	22	Son	—	New Jersey
4	Harry Neuman	68	Head	Cleaner	New Jersey
5	Adam R Neuman	67	Brother	Laborer	New Jersey
6	Jacob G Pierce	69	Head	Laborer	New Jersey
7	Elizabeth B Pierce	38	Daughter	Operator	New Jersey
8	Dora A Pierce	36	Daughter	—	New Jersey
9	Stanley L Jelsh	29	Head	Laborer	New Jersey
10	Emma Jelsh	37	Wife	—	New Jersey
11	Ruth G Jelsh	9	Daughter	—	New Jersey
12	Paul D Jelsh	7	Son	—	New Jersey
13	Beatrice R Jelsh	6	Daughter	—	New Jersey
14	John B Lehman	53	Head	Care-Taker	New Jersey
15	Amanda A Lehman	52	Wife	—	New Jersey
16	George H Lehman	42	Head	Laborer	New Jersey
17	Martha E Lehman	45	Wife	—	New Jersey
18	Robert G Lehman	11	Son	—	New Jersey
19	George E Neuman	6	Boarder	—	New Jersey
20	Stanley B Degise	33	Head	Chauffeur	New Jersey
21	Sarah Degise	31	Wife	—	New Jersey
22	Flora Degise	13	Daughter	—	New Jersey
23	Carl H Degise	10	Son	—	New Jersey
24	William H Stillwell	67	Head	Conductor	New Jersey
25	Laura B Stillwell	65	Wife	—	New Jersey
26	Joseph Dellardo	45	Head	Laborer	Italy
27	Mary Dellardo	42	Wife	—	Italy
28	Anna Dellardo	2	Daughter	—	New Jersey
29	John Donaldson THIS PERSON	39	Head	Laborer	New York
30	Helen Donaldson	39	Wife	—	New York
31	Helen M Donaldson	15	Daughter	—	New York
32	Mildred F Donaldson	14	Daughter	—	New York
33	Rita E Donaldson	12	Daughter	—	New York
34	Robert E Donaldson	11	Son	—	New York
35	John E Donaldson	9	Son	—	New York
36	Alice E Donaldson	7	Daughter	—	New York
37	Mary C Donaldson	6	Daughter	—	New York
38	James E Donaldson	4	Son	—	New York
39	Beatrice Donaldson	3	Daughter	—	New York
40	William Smith	58	Head	Laborer	Connecticut
41	Barbara Smith	39	Wife	Servant	New Jersey
42	Helen R Smith	20	Daughter	—	New Jersey
43	William J Smith	18	Son	Laborer	New Jersey
44	Alice B Smith	16	Daughter	—	Connecticut
45	Joseph A Smith	15	Son	—	Connecticut
46	Ruth E Smith	13	Daughter	—	Connecticut
47	Mary C Smith	11	Daughter	—	Connecticut
48	Florence Smith	9	Daughter	—	Connecticut
49	John Nolan	22	Son-in-law	Laborer	New Jersey
50	Helen Nolan	20	Daughter	—	New Jersey

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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)

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