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John Macdonald — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Delaware, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Macdonald across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Delaware, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1857), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 73 b. ~1857 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year1930
LocationDelaware, New York
SurnameMacDonald
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age73
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceScotland
Naturalization StatusNaturalized
Year of Immigration1883
Age at First Marriage33
Father's BirthplaceScotland
Mother's BirthplaceScotland
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryDairy Farm
Class of WorkerOA
Can Read/WriteYes
Mother TongueEnglish
Home Owned/RentedO
Home Value / Rent8000
Birth CountryScotland
Birthplace (normalized)scotland
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardWalton Township Pt Of
Est. Birth Year~1857

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Mildred Macdonald Daughter — 32 ~1898
Mary Macdonald Other — 62 ~1868
John Macdonald Head — 73 ~1857

Census Appearances

Head, age 62
Delaware, New York · implied b. ~1858 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname McDonald
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 62
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Scotland
Year of Immigration 1880
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Birthplace Scotland
Occupation Farmer
Industry Dairy farm
Class of Worker OA
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Mother Tongue English
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Free/Mortgaged M
Birth Country Scotland
Birthplace (normalized) scotland
1930
Delaware, New …
Head, age 73
Delaware, New York · implied b. ~1857 — 3 household members
Surname MacDonald
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 73
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Scotland
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Year of Immigration 1883
Age at First Marriage 33
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Birthplace Scotland
Occupation Farmer
Industry Dairy Farm
Class of Worker OA
Can Read/Write Yes
Mother Tongue English
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Value / Rent 8000
Birth Country Scotland
Birthplace (normalized) scotland
1940
Delaware-County, New …
Head, age 84
Delaware-County, New York · implied b. ~1856 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Mc Donald
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 84
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Scotland
1935 Residence (City) Walton Town
1935 Residence (County) Delaware
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Occupation Farmer
Industry Dairy Farm
Class of Worker OA
Income (1939) 0
Highest Grade G 8
1935 Residence Same house
Birth Country Scotland
Birthplace (normalized) scotland

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Our Model Tree links John Macdonald across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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John Macdonald
Head · 1930 · age 73 · b. ~1857 · New York
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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newyorkcensus00reel1419:0567)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Lorena Mcclenathan 22 Wife-H — New York
2 Robert Mcclenathan 2 Son — New York
3 Grace Mcclenathan 0 Daughter — New York
4 Nolan Patrick Mcclenathan 70 Brother-in-law Farm Laborer Northern Ireland
5 Edward C Bailey 63 Head Farmer New York
6 Edith Bailey 50 Wife-H — New York
7 Everett Bailey 20 Son — New York
8 Irving Bailey 17 Son — New York
9 Gertrude Bailey 15 Daughter — New York
10 Ralph Bailey 13 Son — New York
11 Florence Bailey 11 Daughter — New York
12 Ruth Bailey 9 Daughter — New York
13 Dorothy Bailey 4 Daughter — New York
14 Asa Wheaton 28 Lodger Farm Laborer New York
15 Morris Scott 31 Head Farmer New York
16 Rose Scott 63 Mother-H — New York
17 Renford Scott 20 Brother Truck Driver New York
18 George Burghardt 16 Boarder — New York
19 Robert Burghardt 14 Boarder — New York
20 Everett Doig 31 Head Farmer New York
21 Gertrude Doig 25 Wife-H — New York
22 John H. Doig 60 Father Farm Laborer New York
23 Orville Fuller 51 Head Farmer New York
24 Gertrude Fuller 48 Wife-H — New York
25 Wm D Hawkins 45 Head Horse Dealer New York
26 Pearl Hawkins 41 Wife-H — New York
27 Thomas Hawkins 20 Son Roadman New York
28 Evelyn Hawkins 12 Daughter — New York
29 Donald Hawkins 11 Son — New York
30 Celia Hawkins 71 Mother Nurse New York
31 Ernest Valentine 32 Head Plumber New York
32 Lena Valentine 22 Wife-H — New York
33 Betty J Valentine 2 Daughter — New York
34 Ernest W Valentine 0 Son — New York
35 John Devine 36 Head Poultryman United States
36 Fred S Hoyt 71 Head Farmer New York
37 Grace S Hoyt 65 Wife-H — New York
38 John Macdonald THIS PERSON 73 Head Farmer Scotland
39 Mary Macdonald 62 Wife-H — New York
40 Mildred Macdonald 32 Daughter Housework New York
41 John E Henderson 52 Head Farmer New York
42 Katherine Henderson 41 Wife-H — Scotland
43 Ruth Henderson 22 Daughter — New York
44 Lillian Henderson 18 Daughter — New York
45 Harland Mccall 17 Lodger Farm Laborer New York
46 Henry S. Hoyt 60 Head Farmer New York
47 Bessie Hoyt 43 Wife-H — New York
48 John Ranson 56 Head Truck Driver Holland
49 Elizabeth Ranson 30 Wife-H — Pennsylvania
50 George Palma 20 Boarder Farmer 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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