John Murray — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this John Murray across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Murray
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Occupation	Supt
Industry	Self
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	168
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Occupation	Supt
Township / Ward	New York
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Anna Murray	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Mary Murray	Daughter	—	24	~1916
John Murray	Head	—	57	~1883
Joseph Murray	Son	—	12	~1928
Francis Murray	Son	—	16	~1924
Paul Murray	Son	—	22	~1918
Margaret Murray	Spouse	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Head, age 35

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1885 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Murray
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Engineer
Industry	Elevated R.R.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Head, age 46

New York, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 2 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Murray
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1904
Age at First Marriage	42
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Manager
Industry	Club
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	75
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 57

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 7 household members

Surname	Murray
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Occupation	Supt
Industry	Self
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	168
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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John Murray

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02635-00850)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mildred Lorraine Garcia	10	Daughter	—	New York
2	Costas Canos	33	Head	Waiter	Cyprus Is.
3	Despina Canos	33	Wife	—	Cyprus Is.
4	Andrew Canos	1	Son	—	New York
5	Stephen Canos	1	Son	—	New York
6	Andrew H. Georgiou	32	Lodger	Waiter	Cyprus Is.
7	Nicholas Kallinas	34	Lodger	Waiter	Cyprus Is.
8	Jean Stiles	45	Head	—	New York
9	Marie Stiles	30	Lodger	Sewing	New York
10	Ellen Anderson	30	Friend	—	Pennsylvania
11	James Mcalpine	36	Head	Mason	Scotland
12	Charlotte Mcalpine	36	Wife	—	Scotland
13	James Mcalpine	16	Son	—	Scotland
14	Patrick Locke	33	Head	Salesman	Massachusetts
15	Jerome J. Mahoney	29	Lodger	Salesman	Massachusetts
16	Harry Mulligan	27	Lodger	Counterman	Georgia
17	Julia Mulligan	25	Wife	—	New Jersey
18	Jessie Van Meter	32	Head	Unskilled	New Jersey
19	Margaret Van Meter	23	Wife	—	New York
20	Mary Lee	44	Head	—	Illinois
21	John Murray THIS PERSON	57	Head	Supt	Ireland
22	Margaret Murray	48	Wife	—	Ireland
23	Mary Murray	24	Daughter	Millinery	New York
24	Paul Murray	22	Son	Elevator Oper.	New York
25	Anna Murray	20	Daughter	—	New York
26	Francis Murray	16	Son	—	New York
27	Joseph Murray	12	Son	—	New York
28	Walter R. Cobb	45	Head	Laborer	Texas
29	Marie Cobb	45	Wife	—	New York
30	Henry G. Houdlich	60	Head	Doctor	New York
31	Gertrude W. Houdlich	60	Wife	—	New York
32	Frida Schirrahl	39	Head	—	Germany
33	Frank Lugenbrinck	46	Head	Handyman	Germany
34	Louise Lugenbrinck	44	Wife	—	New York
35	Margaret Booty	35	Head	—	New York
36	Charles Booty	14	Son	—	New York
37	Peter L. Greco	29	Head	Show Business	New York
38	Caroline Beckley	65	Head	—	New York
39	Maria Bozarklatt	66	Lodger	—	Germany
40	Edward Ballagur	62	Lodger	Pensioned	Pennsylvania

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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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