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John Mcmahon — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-York-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Mcmahon across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1868), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 72 b. ~1868 Male Head Born: SCOTLAND Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationNew-York-County, New York
SurnameMCMAHON
Given NameJOHN
Relationship to HeadHEAD
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age72
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceSCOTLAND
1935 Residence (City)NEW YORK
1935 Residence (County)NEW YORK
Naturalization StatusNaturalized
Additional Details
OccupationGROCERY-MAN
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked40
Highest GradeNo 4
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth CountryScotland
Birthplace (normalized)scotland
OccupationGrocery-Man
Township / WardNew 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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
John Mcmahon Head — 72 ~1868
Francis Mcmahon Son — 40 ~1900
Mary Mcmahon Spouse — 72 ~1868

Census Appearances

1920
New York, …
Spouse, age 54
New York, New York · implied b. ~1866 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname McMahon
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Husband
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 54
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Scotland
Naturalization Status Un
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Birthplace Scotland
Occupation Stone Cutter
Industry Marble Wk
Class of Worker W
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Mother Tongue Scotch
Birth Country Scotland
Birthplace (normalized) scotland
1930
New York, …
Head, age 62
New York, New York · implied b. ~1868 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname McMahon
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 62
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Scotland
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Year of Immigration 1891
Age at First Marriage 26
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Occupation Grocery
Industry Store
Class of Worker E
Can Read/Write Yes
Mother Tongue English
Home Owned/Rented R
Home Value / Rent 55
Veteran No
Birth Country Scotland
Birthplace (normalized) scotland
1940
New-York-County, New …
Head, age 72
New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1868 — 3 household members
Surname MCMAHON
Given Name JOHN
Relationship to Head HEAD
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 72
Marital Status Married
Birthplace SCOTLAND
1935 Residence (City) NEW YORK
1935 Residence (County) NEW YORK
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Occupation GROCERY-MAN
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 40
Highest Grade No 4
1935 Residence Same place
Birth Country Scotland
Birthplace (normalized) scotland

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Our Model Tree links John Mcmahon across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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John Mcmahon
Head · 1940 · age 72 · b. ~1868 · New York
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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02632-00799)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Marie Cazeaux 40 HEAD Packer FRANCE
42 Isabell Cazeaux 14 DAUGHTER — NEW YORK
43 Albert Constanty 43 HEAD Box-Maker FRANCE
44 Louise Constanty 50 WIFE Floor Lady FRANCE
45 John Mcmahon THIS PERSON 72 HEAD Grocery-Man SCOTLAND
46 Mary Mcmahon 72 WIFE — NORTHERN IRELAND
47 Francis Mcmahon 40 SON Grocery-Man NEW YORK
48 Antonio Georgiadis 36 HEAD Counter-Clerk EGYPT
49 Josephine Georgiadis 25 WIFE — PENNSYLVANIA
50 Edward Georgiadis 7 SON — PENNSYLVANIA
51 Peter Georgiadis 1 SON — NEW YORK
52 James Murphy 70 HEAD Laborer EIRE
53 Anna Murphy 30 WIFE — EIRE
54 John J Murphy 2 SON — NEW YORK
55 Patrick G Murphy 0 SON — NEW YORK
56 Annie Hyndmen 59 HEAD — SCOTLAND
57 Andrew Hyndmen 33 SON — CONNECTICUT
58 Joseph Hyndmen 22 SON Usher SCOTLAND
59 Agnes Void None DAUGHTER — SAME PLACE
60 William Void 21 SON Laborer NEW YORK
61 Margaret Void 18 DAUGHTER New Worker NEW YORK
62 Anna Void 16 DAUGHTER — NEW YORK
63 James Gordon 37 HEAD Long Shoreman NEW YORK
64 Marion Gordon 28 WIFE — NEW YORK
65 Edward Gordon 12 SON — NEW YORK
66 John Gordon 11 SON — NEW YORK
67 Marion Gordon 8 DAUGHTER — NEW YORK
68 Margaret Gordon 4 DAUGHTER — NEW YORK
69 John Poskovich 47 HEAD Candy-Cigar JUGOSLAVIA
70 Dessie Poskovich 41 WIFE Candy-Cigar AUSTRIA
71 John Reagan 38 LODGER Helper-Truck NEW JERSEY
72 Esther Reagan 38 LODGER — PENNSYLVANIA
73 Anieli Eskries 52 HEAD — POLAND
74 Karl Hichel 55 LODGER Cook CZECHO-SLOVAK
75 Margaret York 44 HEAD — NEW YORK
76 George York 26 SON Laborer NEW YORK
77 Matthew York 19 SON New Worker NEW YORK
78 Margaret York 17 DAUGHTER — NEW YORK
79 Thomas York 14 SON — NEW YORK
80 Edward Storck 24 HEAD Butcher NEW YORK

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)

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