John Mcgovern — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Hudson-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this John Mcgovern across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hudson-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Northern Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hudson-County, New Jersey
Surname	McGovern
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Northern Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Order Clerk
Industry	Coffee
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	1560
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	New York
Birthplace (normalized)	northern ireland
Occupation	Order Clerk
Township / Ward	Hoboken City
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Catherine Mcgovern	Spouse	—	32	~1908
John Mcgovern	Son	—	9	~1931
Joseph Mcgovern	Son	—	3	~1937
Maureen Mcgovern	Daughter	—	4	~1936
John Mcgovern	Head	—	35	~1905
Michael Mcgovern	Son	—		~1940
Andrew Mcgovern	Son	—	8	~1932

Census Appearances

1930

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other, age 26

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1904 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	McGovern
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Year of Immigration	1907
Father's Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Auto Factory
Class of Worker	7822
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birthplace (normalized)	northern ireland

1940

Hudson-County, New …

Head, age 35

Hudson-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1905 — 7 household members

Surname	McGovern
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Northern Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Order Clerk
Industry	Coffee
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	1560
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	New York
Birthplace (normalized)	northern ireland

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links John Mcgovern across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

John Mcgovern

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · New Jersey

★ You are viewing this record

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02348-00800)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Helen Scheler	54	Head	—	New Jersey
42	Alfred Scheler	58	Brother	Egg Handler	New Jersey
43	Henry Guttig	32	Head	Bar Tender	Connecticut
44	Sophia Guttig	31	Wife	—	Penn.
45	Johanna Guttig	7	Daughter	—	Penn.
46	Henry Guttig	5	Son	—	New Jersey
47	William Treanor	74	Head	Street Cleaner	New York
48	Elizabeth Treanor	74	Wife	—	New York
49	Meinhard Janssen	38	Head	Counterman	Germany
50	Thenle Janssen	50	Wife	—	Germany
51	John P. Desmond	41	Head	Traffic Clerk	New Jersey
52	Emma Desmond	65	Mother	—	New York
53	John J. Coppinger	59	Head	Laborer	New Jersey
54	Mary Coppinger	85	Mother	—	Irish Free State
55	Anna Goewey	52	Sister	—	New York
56	Bridget O'Leary	62	Head	—	Irish Free State
57	John O'Leary	64	Husband	Deck Hand	Irish Free State
58	Mary O'Leary	26	Daughter	Packer	Irish Free State
59	Raymond Eicken	37	Head	Chauffer	New Jersey
60	Angeline Eicken	31	Wife	—	New Jersey
61	Joann Eicken	3	Daughter	—	New Jersey
62	Robert Osborne	60	Head	Carpet Cover	Northern Ireland
63	Mary Osborne	50	Wife	—	New Jersey
64	Robert Osborne	28	Son	New Worker	New Jersey
65	Gustave Mueller	45	Head	Mate	Germany
66	Minnie Mueller	41	Wife	—	New Jersey
67	Florence Mueller	21	Daughter	Steno.	New Jersey
68	Edward Mueller	19	Son	Truck Driving	New Jersey
69	Ove Petersen	42	Boarder	Pipe Fitter	Denmark
70	Oscar Pempe	31	Head	Fire Engineer	Germany
71	Martha Pempe	27	Wife	—	Germany
72	Sylver Pempe	11	Daughter	—	New Jersey
73	John Mcgovern THIS PERSON	35	Head	Order Clerk	Northern Ireland
74	Catherine Mcgovern	32	Wife	—	Irish Free State
75	John T. Mcgovern	9	Son	—	New York
76	Andrew Mcgovern	8	Son	—	New York
77	Maureen Mcgovern	4	Daughter	—	New York
78	Joseph Mcgovern	3	Son	—	New York
79	Michael Mcgovern	0	Son	—	New Jersey

Search for John Mcgovern

All John Mcgovern Census Records Discover Mcgovern Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Report inaccurate data