John Mcdonough — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Suffolk-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this John Mcdonough across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Suffolk-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Irish Free State Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Suffolk-County, Massachusetts
Surname	McDonough
Given Name	John J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Irish Free State
1935 Residence (City)	Boston City
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	396
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	irish free state
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Boston City
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Rita Mcdonough	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Eileen Mcdonough	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Joan Mcdonough	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Mary Mcdonough	Daughter	—	21	~1919
John Mcdonough	Head	—	57	~1883
Mary Mcdonough	Other	—	65	~1875
Edward Mcdonough	Son	—	19	~1921
Annie Mcdonough	Spouse	—	58	~1882

Census Appearances

1930

Suffolk, Massachusetts

Head, age 45

Suffolk, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1885 — 11 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	McDonough
Given Name	John J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Irish Free State
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1902
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Irish Free State
Mother's Birthplace	Irish Free State
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Wool Warehouse
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	19
Veteran	No
Birthplace (normalized)	irish free state

1940

Suffolk-County, Massachusetts

Head, age 57

Suffolk-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1883 — 8 household members

Surname	McDonough
Given Name	John J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Irish Free State
1935 Residence (City)	Boston City
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	396
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	irish free state

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John Mcdonough

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Massachusetts

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Suffolk-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01668-00356)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Agnes O'Malley	23	Daughter	Bundlegirl	Mass.
2	Catherine M. O'Malley	20	Daughter	Salesgirl	Mass.
3	John F. O'Malley	16	Son	—	Mass.
4	Robert M. O'Malley	13	Son	—	Mass.
5	John J. Mcdonough THIS PERSON	57	Head	Laborer	Irish Free State
6	Annie M. Mcdonough	58	Wife	At Home	Irish Free State
7	Mary E. Mcdonough	21	Daughter	—	Mass.
8	Edward J. Mcdonough	19	Son	—	Mass.
9	Rita A. Mcdonough	17	Daughter	Clerk	Mass.
10	Eileen M. Mcdonough	15	Daughter	—	Mass.
11	Joan T. Mcdonough	13	Daughter	—	Mass.
12	Mary Mcdonough	65	Sister-in-law	At Home	Irish Free State
13	Michael V. Waldron	40	Head	Sales Clerk	Mass.
14	Catherine Waldron	44	Wife	At Home	Mass.
15	June M. Waldron	17	Daughter	Clerk (Student)	Mass.
16	Julia A. Waldron	16	Daughter	—	Mass.
17	Leo F. Waldron	15	Son	—	Mass.
18	Francis X. Waldron	13	Son	—	Mass.
19	Joseph E. Waldron	12	Son	—	Mass.
20	Michael V. Waldron	11	Son	—	Mass.
21	Martha J. Waldron	2	Daughter	—	Mass.
22	Mary M. Casey	63	Head	House Work	Mass.
23	Theresa M. Casey	23	Daughter	Waitress	Mass.
24	Bridget M. Egan	69	Head	At Home	Irish Free State
25	Hannah M. Moynihan	49	Head	Cleaning	Irish Free State
26	Annie E. Stilkey	69	Head	House Work	Maine
27	Nellie Ball	55	Lodger	House Work	Irish Free State
28	Delia Mcfeeley	60	Lodger	House Work	Northern Ireland
29	Helen Chimera	20	Lodger	Nurse	Mass.
30	Mary Cronin	72	Lodger	House Work	Mass.
31	Clara Gerard	58	Lodger	Sewing	Mass.
32	Christina Chisholm	65	Head	House Work	Nova Scotia
33	Margaret Twomey	65	Lodger	Kitchen	Mass.
34	Catherine Mceachern	52	Lodger	House Work	Nova Scotia Canada
35	Thomas J. Harrington	50	Head	Shipper	Irish Free State
36	Annie T. Harrington	50	Wife	At Home	Irish Free State
37	Thomas C. Harrington	19	Son	Mail Clerk	Mass.
38	Roy C. Cameron	35	Head	Taxi Driver	Mass.
39	Catharine B. Cameron	34	Wife	At Home	Mass.
40	Patricia M. Cameron	4	Daughter	—	Mass.

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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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