John Donaldson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Kings, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Donaldson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1885), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1885 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Kings, New York
Surname	Donaldson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1901
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Shipyard
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	45
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Brooklyn Borough
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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Rose Donaldson	Daughter	—	6	~1924
Mary Mclean	Other	—	49	~1881
Matthew Donaldson	Son	—	3	~1927
James Donaldson	Son	—	10	~1920
William Donaldson	Son	—	18	~1912
John Donaldson	Head	—	45	~1885
John Donaldson	Son	—	15	~1915
Elizabeth Donaldson	Spouse	—	45	~1885

Census Appearances

1930

Kings, New …

Head, age 45

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

Surname	Donaldson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1901
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Shipyard
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	45
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Westchester-County, New …

Other, age 54

Westchester-County, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 8 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Donaldson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New Rochelle
1935 Residence (County)	Westchester
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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John Donaldson

Head · 1930 · age 45 · b. ~1885 · New York

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newyorkcensus00reel1495:0620)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Carolyn James	21	Daughter	Clerk	New York
2	George C. James	18	Son	Clerk	New York
3	Milton D. James	16	Son	—	New York
4	Jessie D. James	12	Daughter	—	New York
5	Jane M. Smith	74	Mother-in-law	—	New York
6	Louis H. Rastic	41	Head	Shipping Clerk	England
7	Elsa Rastic	38	Wife	—	New York
8	Louis Rastic	7	Son	—	New York
9	Dorothy Rastic	8	Daughter	—	New York
10	George Rastic	6	Son	—	New York
11	Walter Rastic	1	Son	—	New York
12	Christian Beecher	35	Head	Manager	New York
13	Anna Beecher	34	Wife	—	New York
14	Richard Beecher	11	Son	—	New York
15	Harold Beecher	7	Son	—	New York
16	Janet Beecher	5	Daughter	—	New York
17	Peter Beecher	4	Daughter	—	New York
18	Catherine Mccaffrey	42	Head	—	Irish Free State
19	Marie E. Mccaffrey	13	Daughter	—	New York
20	Margaret B. Mccaffrey	11	Daughter	—	New York
21	Francis P. Mccaffrey	7	Son	—	New York
22	Edward P. Mccaffrey	4	Son	—	New York
23	Michael Mccaffrey	32	Brother-in-law	Salesman	Irish Free State
24	Nicholas De Rosa	55	Head	Proprietor	Italy
25	Catherine De Rosa	50	Wife	—	Italy
26	Stephen De Rosa	20	Son	Patrolman	New York
27	Mildred A. De Rosa	22	Daughter-in-law	—	North Carolina
28	Catherine De Rosa	0	Granddaughter	—	New York
29	Lillian De Rosa	11	Daughter	—	New York
30	Lucy Honora	19	Boarder	Typist	North Carolina
31	Michael Devine	42	Head	Engineer	New York
32	Mary Devine	41	Wife	—	New York
33	William Finnegan	26	Head	Clerk	New York
34	Caroline Finnegan	25	Wife	—	New York
35	Irene Finnegan	5	Daughter	—	New York
36	John Donaldson THIS PERSON	45	Head	Laborer	Scotland
37	Elizabeth Donaldson	45	Wife	—	Scotland
38	William Donaldson	18	Son	Clerk	Scotland
39	John Jr. Donaldson	15	Son	Messenger	Scotland
40	James Donaldson	10	Son	—	Scotland
41	Rose Donaldson	6	Daughter	—	Scotland
42	Matthew Donaldson	3	Son	—	Scotland
43	Mary Mclean	49	Sister-in-law	Nurse	England
44	Danklef Nickelsen	32	Head	Proprietor	Germany
45	Katalena Nickelsen	23	Cousin	Proprietor	Germany
46	Harry A. Richmond	51	Head	Proprietor	Russia
47	Esther Richmond	49	Wife	—	Russia
48	Louis Richmond	21	Son	Salesman	New York
49	Abraham Charkin	65	Head	Tailor	Russia
50	Sarah Charkin	53	Wife	—	Russia

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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.

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