John Mccann — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Mccann across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1868), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1868 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	New York, New York
Surname	McCann
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1891
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Occupation	Motorman
Industry	Surface Cars
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
Occupation	Motorman
Township / Ward	Borough Of Manhattan New York
Est. Birth Year	~1868

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
James Mccann	Son	—	16	~1904
William Mccann	Son	—	13	~1907
Elizabeth Mccann	Daughter	—	6	~1914
Charles Mccann	Son	—	14	~1906
Bridget Mccann	Spouse	—	39	~1881
John Mccann	Head	—	52	~1868
Elizabeth Byrne	Other	—	34	~1886
Henry Mccann	Son	—	11	~1909
George Mccann	Son	—	8	~1912

Census Appearances

1910

New York, …

Head, age 43

New York, New York · implied b. ~1867 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	McCann
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Years Married	16
Children Living	1871
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Engineer
Industry	Apart House
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1920

New York, …

Head, age 52

New York, New York · implied b. ~1868 — 9 household members

Surname	McCann
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1891
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Motorman
Industry	Surface Cars
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

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John Mccann

Head · 1920 · age 52 · b. ~1868 · New York

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1920 US Federal Census — New York, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1218unit:0778)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary Gillespie	46	Wife	—	Ireland
2	William J. Gillespie	19	Son	Stenographer	New York
3	James P. Gillespie	18	Son	—	New York
4	John Gillespie	13	Son	—	New York
5	Henry Baker	38	Boarder	Carpenter	Ireland
6	John Bailey	27	Boarder	Chauffeur	Ireland
7	Michael Welsh	35	Boarder	Carpenter	Ireland
8	Adolph Larson	44	Head	Fitter	Sweden
9	Catherine Larson	41	Wife	—	Ireland
10	Anna Larson	15	Daughter	—	New York
11	Thomas Mullan	36	Head	Printer	Ireland
12	Katherine Mullan	40	Wife	—	Ireland
13	Daniel Mullan	5	Son	—	New York
14	Thomas J. Mullan	2	Son	—	New York
15	John Mullan	0	Son	—	New York
16	Daniel Sullivan	43	Head	Motorman	Ireland
17	Josephine Sullivan	36	Wife	—	Ireland
18	Cecelia Hirshfield	50	Head	—	Germany
19	Robert Hirshfield	27	Son	Printer	Germany
20	Alex Hirshfield	22	Son	Printer	Germany
21	Harry Hirshfield	15	Son	—	New York
22	Viola Hirshfield	11	Daughter	—	New York
23	John Mccann THIS PERSON	52	Head	Motorman	Ireland
24	Bridget Mccann	39	Wife	Janitress	Ireland
25	James Mccann	16	Son	Bookkeeper	New York
26	Charles Mccann	14	Son	—	New York
27	William Mccann	13	Son	—	New York
28	Henry Mccann	11	Son	—	New York
29	George Mccann	8	Son	—	New York
30	Elizabeth Mccann	6	Daughter	—	New York
31	Elizabeth Byrne	34	Boarder	Housekeeper	Ireland
32	Michael Sullivan	46	Head	—	New York
33	James Sullivan	14	Son	—	New York
34	Nora Sullivan	12	Daughter	—	New York
35	Daniel Sullivan	10	Son	—	New York
36	John Sullivan	7	Son	—	New York
37	James Lundy	35	Head	Motorman	Ireland
38	Delia Lundy	35	Wife	—	Ireland
39	James Jr. Lundy	7	Son	—	New York
40	Elinor Lundy	6	Daughter	—	New York
41	Thomas Lundy	5	Son	—	New York
42	Rita Lundy	3	Daughter	—	New York
43	Arthur Burkhart	53	Head	Florist	Germany
44	Anna Burkhart	57	Wife	—	Germany
45	Anna Kissinger	17	Boarder	Bookkeeper	New York
46	Katherine Walsh	31	Head	Bookkeeper	New York
47	Bessie Walsh	24	Sister	Bookkeeper	New York
48	Martin Walsh	26	Brother	Paymaster	New York
49	Mary Donohue	33	Head	—	Ireland
50	Amelia Donohue	10	Daughter	—	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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