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John Gilbert — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Gilbert across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1916), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 14 b. ~1916 Male Son Born: New Jersey Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Jersey
Father's Birthplace	British West Indies
Mother's Birthplace	British West Indies
Additional Details
Industry	Public School
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Doris Gilbert	Daughter	—	4	~1926
Halleluiah Gilbert	Daughter	—	20	~1910
Catherine Gilbert	Daughter	—	5	~1925
Henrietta Gilbert	Daughter	—	32	~1898
Margaret Gilbert	Daughter	—	16	~1914
Marie Gilbert	Daughter	—	10	~1920
William Gilbert	Head	—	42	~1888
John Gilbert	Son	—	14	~1916
Catherine Gilbert	Spouse	—	48	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Son, age 3

New York, New York · implied b. ~1917 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Jersey
Father's Birthplace	St Kitts BWI
Mother's Birthplace	St Kitts BWI
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

1930

New York, …

Son, age 14

New York, New York · implied b. ~1916 — 9 household members

Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Jersey
Father's Birthplace	British West Indies
Mother's Birthplace	British West Indies
Industry	Public School
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links John Gilbert across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in New York, New York, using XGBoost record linkage.

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John Gilbert

Son · 1930 · age 14 · b. ~1916 · New York

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Sibling

Henrietta Gilbert

Sibling · 1930 · age 32

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Doris Gilbert

Sibling · 1930 · age 4

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Catherine Gilbert

Sibling · 1930 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Halleluiah Gilbert

Sibling · 1930 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Marie Gilbert

Sibling · 1930 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Margaret Gilbert

Sibling · 1930 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — New York, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newyorkcensus00reel1564:0205)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Irene Shine	22	Boarder	Switchboard	New York
2	Teresa M. Shine	25	Boarder	—	New York
3	Mary Callahan	50	Head	—	So. Ireland
4	John Callahan	60	Brother	Passenger Agent	So. Ireland
5	Richard Callahan	50	Brother	Receiving Clerk	So. Ireland
6	Raymond Callahan	17	Nephew	—	New York
7	Sam Woo	35	Head	Waiter	China
8	See Chow Lee	32	Roomer	Waiter	China
9	Frederick Dehr	59	Head	Motorman	New York
10	William Dehr	27	Son	Conductor	New York
11	Frederick Dehr	21	Son	Painter	Germany
12	Mary Dehr	19	Daughter	—	New York
13	Mary Pruitt	41	Head	—	New Jersey
14	Mary Pruitt	19	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
15	Alice Pruitt	15	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
16	Robert Pruitt	13	Son	—	New York
17	Virginia Pruitt	10	Daughter	—	New York
18	Joseph Pruitt	6	Son	—	New York
19	Catherine Wynne	52	Head	—	So. Ireland
20	Isadore Wynne	24	Daughter	Clerical	New York
21	Edward Wynne	23	Son	Special Officer	New York
22	John Wynne	21	Son	Billing Clerk	New York
23	James Bennett	35	Head	Painter	New York
24	Mary Bennett	25	Wife	Waitress	New York
25	Theresa Bennett	60	Mother-in-law	—	New York
26	Elizabeth Bergin	64	Head	City Attendant	New York
27	Mary Doyle	68	Sister	—	New York
28	Henry London	55	Roomer	Cleaner	Irish Free State
29	Ira E. Booth	55	Head	Physician	England
30	Ada M. Booth	55	Wife	—	Connecticut
31	Harry Link	49	Roomer	Clerical	Rhode Island
32	William Gilbert	42	Head	Janitor	British West Indies
33	Catherine Gilbert	48	Wife	—	British West Indies
34	Henrietta Gilbert	32	Daughter	—	British West Indies
35	Halleluiah Gilbert	20	Daughter	—	British West Indies
36	Margaret Gilbert	16	Daughter	—	New Jersey
37	John Gilbert THIS PERSON	14	Son	—	New Jersey
38	Marie Gilbert	10	Daughter	—	British West Indies
39	Catherine Gilbert	5	Daughter	—	British West Indies
40	Doris Gilbert	4	Daughter	—	New York
41	James Mckenna	32	Head	Mgr Grocery Store	Northern Ireland
42	Mary Mckenna	28	Wife	—	Irish Free State
43	Rosemary Mckenna	4	Daughter	—	New York
44	Margaret Mckenna	3	Daughter	—	New York
45	Josephine Mckenna	1	Daughter	—	New York
46	William Lynch	65	Head	Laborer	England
47	Mary Lynch	64	Wife	—	England
48	Frank Wood	21	Boarder	Laborer	New York
49	Nathan Hurwitz	42	Head	Cleaner & Dyer	Russia
50	Mollie Hurwitz	39	Wife	—	New York

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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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