John Flanagan — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this John Flanagan across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1866), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 74 b. ~1866 Male Head Born: Ireland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Flanagan
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Elevator Operator
Industry	Apt House
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	46
Income (1939)	811
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Occupation	Elevator Operator
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1866

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.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Flanagan	Head	—	74	~1866
Katherine Flanagan	Daughter	—	45	~1895
Helen Flanagan	Daughter	—	37	~1903
Harold Flanagan	Son	—	30	~1910
Joseph Flanagan	Son	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Head, age 53

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1867 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Flanagan
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1884
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	City Dept.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Year of Naturalization	1894
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Other, age 64

New York, New York · implied b. ~1866 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Flannagan
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1885
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Warehouse
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Eng
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 74

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1866 — 5 household members

Surname	Flanagan
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Elevator Operator
Industry	Apt House
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	46
Income (1939)	811
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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John Flanagan

Head · 1940 · age 74 · b. ~1866 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02644-00846)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sephronia Durbin	57	Head	Typist	Georgia
2	Margaret M. Murdoch	42	Lodger	Social Worker	New York
3	M. Gates Bledsoe	32	Lodger	Admissions Clerk	Georgia
4	Amogena Bledsoe	56	Lodger	—	Georgia
5	Arnie Englund	41	Head	Superintendent	New York
6	Mary Englund	40	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
7	Amos Campbell	78	Head	General Mgr	Canada
8	Ian H. Campbell	34	Son	Artist	New York
9	John H. Jennings	23	Lodger	Salesman	New York
10	Frank Crescenzo	41	Head	Operator	New York
11	Mamie Crescenzo	36	Wife	—	New York
12	Angelo Crescenzo	18	Son	New Worker	New York
13	Louise Crescenzo	16	Daughter	—	New York
14	Angela Mortenghi	57	Head	—	Italy
15	Eda Mortenghi	27	Daughter	Secretary	New York
16	Jeana Mortenghi	25	Daughter	Flower Shop	New York
17	Achille Mancuso	39	Head	Superintendent	Austria
18	Germana Mancuso	37	Wife	—	Austria
19	Gelsomina Mancuso	9	Daughter	—	New York
20	Antoinette Mancuso	8	Daughter	—	New York
21	Leo Benson	49	Head	Packer	New York
22	Angeline Benson	73	Mother	—	New York
23	Blanche Lyner	51	Cousin	Janitor	New York
24	Sadie Stoback	61	Head	—	New York
25	Richard Burgers	64	Lodger	Sexton	Ireland
26	Charles D. Haight	45	Lodger	Butcher	New York
27	John Flanagan THIS PERSON	74	Head	Elevator Operator	Ireland
28	Helen Flanagan	37	Daughter	—	New York
29	Harold Flanagan	30	Son	Elevator Operator	New York
30	Joseph Flanagan	41	Son	Salesman	New York
31	Katherine Flanagan	45	Daughter	—	New York
32	Alberto More	38	Head	Writer Translator	Cuba
33	Sonia More	38	Wife	—	Russia
34	Liba More	7	Daughter	—	New York
35	Michael More	6	Son	—	New York
36	Celia More	60	Mother	—	Cuba
37	Nick Costa	37	Head	Grocery	Italy
38	Rosalie Costa	79	Mother	—	Italy
39	Jennie Costa	47	Sister	—	Italy
40	Charles Costa	30	Nephew	Grocery	New York

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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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